VAPEX Experiments in an Annular Packing of Glass Beads and the Numerical Simulation of VAPEX using Comsol®

VAPEX Experiments in an Annular Packing of Glass Beads and the Numerical Simulation of VAPEX using Comsol®

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Vapour Extraction (VAPEX) is an in-situ bitumen recovery technique that utilizes light hydrocarbons to reduce the viscosity of bitumen. The mechanism of VAPEX is governed by the mass transfer of light hydrocarbons into bitumen and gravity drainage. The focus of this research is three-fold: 1) to val...

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Main Author: Tam, Sindy
Language:en
Published: 2007
Subjects:
VAPEX
Heavy Oil
Chemical Engineering
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/10012/3328
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spelling ndltd-LACETR-oai-collectionscanada.gc.ca-OWTU.10012-33282013-10-04T04:08:13ZTam, Sindy2007-09-26T21:39:16Z2007-09-26T21:39:16Z2007-09-26T21:39:16Z2007-09-21http://hdl.handle.net/10012/3328Vapour Extraction (VAPEX) is an in-situ bitumen recovery technique that utilizes light hydrocarbons to reduce the viscosity of bitumen. The mechanism of VAPEX is governed by the mass transfer of light hydrocarbons into bitumen and gravity drainage. The focus of this research is three-fold: 1) to validate a new annulus apparatus design 2) to investigate the effect of connate water and solvent condensation on live oil and bitumen production rates, solvent chamber growth, and solvent requirements, and 3) to develop a numerical model to simulate the solvent chamber growth of VAPEX under isothermal conditions and constant pressure operation.enVAPEXHeavy OilVAPEX Experiments in an Annular Packing of Glass Beads and the Numerical Simulation of VAPEX using Comsol®Thesis or DissertationChemical EngineeringMaster of Applied ScienceChemical Engineering
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Heavy Oil
Chemical Engineering
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Heavy Oil
Chemical Engineering
Tam, Sindy
VAPEX Experiments in an Annular Packing of Glass Beads and the Numerical Simulation of VAPEX using Comsol®
description Vapour Extraction (VAPEX) is an in-situ bitumen recovery technique that utilizes light hydrocarbons to reduce the viscosity of bitumen. The mechanism of VAPEX is governed by the mass transfer of light hydrocarbons into bitumen and gravity drainage. The focus of this research is three-fold: 1) to validate a new annulus apparatus design 2) to investigate the effect of connate water and solvent condensation on live oil and bitumen production rates, solvent chamber growth, and solvent requirements, and 3) to develop a numerical model to simulate the solvent chamber growth of VAPEX under isothermal conditions and constant pressure operation.
author Tam, Sindy
author_facet Tam, Sindy
author_sort Tam, Sindy
title VAPEX Experiments in an Annular Packing of Glass Beads and the Numerical Simulation of VAPEX using Comsol®
title_short VAPEX Experiments in an Annular Packing of Glass Beads and the Numerical Simulation of VAPEX using Comsol®
title_full VAPEX Experiments in an Annular Packing of Glass Beads and the Numerical Simulation of VAPEX using Comsol®
title_fullStr VAPEX Experiments in an Annular Packing of Glass Beads and the Numerical Simulation of VAPEX using Comsol®
title_full_unstemmed VAPEX Experiments in an Annular Packing of Glass Beads and the Numerical Simulation of VAPEX using Comsol®
title_sort vapex experiments in an annular packing of glass beads and the numerical simulation of vapex using comsol®
publishDate 2007
url http://hdl.handle.net/10012/3328
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