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Ehsan Behzadfar and Savvas G. Hatzikiriakos* Chemical & Biological Engineering Department University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC, Canada, V6T 1Z3 *[email protected] Methodology Acknowledgement and References • We gratefully acknowledge funding from Carbon Management Canada for this project. [1] IEA (2013), World Energy Outlook 2013, IEA. . [2] USGCRP (2009), Global Climate Change Impacts in the United States. [3] Optimization of CO2 storage in CO2 enhanced oil recovery projects, prepared by Advanced resources International Inc, VA, & Melzer Consulting, TX, USA, November 2010. Project B04: A PORE SCALE MICROLAB TO PERFORM FUNDAMENTAL LABORATORY- BASED STUDIES OF CO 2 TRANSPORT AND REACTIVITY IN RESERVOIRS David Sinton t – U. Toronto Aimy Bazylak – U. Toronto Savvas G. Hatzikiriakos – U. British Columbia Steve Larter – U. Calgary John Shaw – U. Alberta Zhenghe Xu – U. Alberta t Lead PI Introduction & Concepts Temperature (°C) 0 50 100 150 200 Temperature shift factor, a T 10 -9 10 -8 10 -7 10 -6 10 -5 10 -4 10 -3 10 -2 10 -1 10 0 10 1 Dynamic Zero-shear Double-log model WLF model, T R =-41.7°C, R =10 12 Pa.s Arrhenius model Pressure, p (MPa) 0 5 10 15 20 Pressure shift factor, a p 0.9 2 3 1.0 30°C 45°C 60°C 90°C Results & Discussion With shearing CO 2 starts to diffuse into the oil (16ml). , , | T pC T p C R aaa Saturation pressure, p sat (MPa) 0 2 4 6 8 10 Zero-shear viscosity, 0 (Pa.s) 0.01 0.1 1 10 100 1000 30°C 50°C 70°C 90°C 110°C Fitted Function 30°C 50°C 70°C 90°C 110°C P Valve Gas cylinder Pressure gauge Pressure regulator Isothermal space Sample cylinder Pressure transducer Measuring geometry Magnetic coupling Effect of Temperature on Viscosity Effect of Pressure on Viscosity Effect of Dissolved CO 2 on Viscosity Saturation pressure, p sat (MPa) 0 2 4 6 8 10 CO 2 Concentration shift factor, a C 0.001 0.01 0.1 1 110°C 90°C 70°C 50°C 30°C Fitted Function CO 2 Phase Lines Supercritical CO 2 Gaseous CO 2 Liquid CO 2
