Application of PC-SAFT Equation of State to Bitumen/Solvent Systems

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dc.contributor.advisorChen, Shengnan (Nancy)
dc.contributor.advisorAbedi, Jalal
dc.contributor.authorMa, Mingxu
dc.date.accessioned2015-06-26T17:17:40Z
dc.date.embargolift2016-06-25T17:17:40Z
dc.date.issued2015-06-26
dc.date.submitted2015en
dc.description.abstractSolvent-assisted process is promising to recovery Canada's bitumen recourses, but the prediction techniques for the solubility, density and viscosity of bitumen and solvent mixtures in reservoir simulation are not well developed. This thesis works to develop the application methodology of the simplified Perturbed-Chain Statistical Associating Fluid Theory (PC-SAFT) to bitumen and solvent mixtures. New binary interaction coefficient correlation and bitumen characterization method are developed to model the solubility, density and viscosity of such mixtures. These results are also integrated into the reservoir simulation of solvent-assisted recovery. Using the developed method, the average absolute relative deviations (AARDs) are 6.6% for the solubility, 2.3% for the density and 14.6% for the viscosity. In addition, the reservoir simulation results indicate good agreement with the sandpack production data using solvents. This thesis has developed the methodology to model the phase behavior and recovery process of bitumen and solvent using PC-SAFT.en_US
dc.description.embargoterms12 monthsen_US
dc.identifier.citationMa, M. (2015). Application of PC-SAFT Equation of State to Bitumen/Solvent Systems (Master's thesis, University of Calgary, Calgary, Canada). Retrieved from https://prism.ucalgary.ca. doi:10.11575/PRISM/24966en_US
dc.identifier.doihttp://dx.doi.org/10.11575/PRISM/24966
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/11023/2320
dc.language.isoeng
dc.publisher.facultyGraduate Studies
dc.publisher.institutionUniversity of Calgaryen
dc.publisher.placeCalgaryen
dc.rightsUniversity of Calgary graduate students retain copyright ownership and moral rights for their thesis. You may use this material in any way that is permitted by the Copyright Act or through licensing that has been assigned to the document. For uses that are not allowable under copyright legislation or licensing, you are required to seek permission.
dc.subjectEnergy
dc.subjectEngineering--Chemical
dc.subjectEngineering--Petroleum
dc.subject.classificationPC-SAFT Equation of Stateen_US
dc.subject.classificationBitumen and Solventen_US
dc.subject.classificationPhase Behaviouren_US
dc.subject.classificationDensityen_US
dc.subject.classificationViscosityen_US
dc.subject.classificationReservoir Simulationen_US
dc.titleApplication of PC-SAFT Equation of State to Bitumen/Solvent Systems
dc.typemaster thesis
thesis.degree.disciplineChemical and Petroleum Engineering
thesis.degree.grantorUniversity of Calgary
thesis.degree.nameMaster of Science (MSc)
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