Stability Analysis and Numerical Simulation of Single and Double Diffusive Convection in Porous Media with Applications to Solvent-Aided Thermal Recovery of Bitumen

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dc.contributor.advisorHassanzadeh, Hassan
dc.contributor.advisorAbedi, Jalal
dc.contributor.authorSabet, Nasser
dc.contributor.committeememberDong, Mingzhe
dc.contributor.committeememberClarkson, Christopher R.
dc.date.accessioned2017-01-03T16:04:48Z
dc.date.available2017-01-03T16:04:48Z
dc.date.issued2016
dc.date.submitted2016en
dc.description.abstractNatural convection in porous media is a phenomenon in which the unstable setting of fluid layers leads to the formation of convective currents and is very important to different aspects of science and engineering including chemo-hydrodynamics, geological storage of CO2, and solvent-aided thermal recovery from bitumen reservoirs. This thesis analyzes the effect of viscosity variation in single and double diffusive convection using linear stability analysis and nonlinear numerical simulation. Universal scaling relations were developed to predict the onset of convective instabilities and their initial wavelengths. The developed numerical model was validated using a number of benchmark problems. The model results were compared with stability analysis predictions and good agreement was observed. Finally, linear stability analysis was employed to optimize the selection of n-alkane solvents in solvent-aided thermal recovery methods from bitumen reservoirs.en_US
dc.identifier.citationSabet, N. (2016). Stability Analysis and Numerical Simulation of Single and Double Diffusive Convection in Porous Media with Applications to Solvent-Aided Thermal Recovery of Bitumen (Master's thesis, University of Calgary, Calgary, Canada). Retrieved from https://prism.ucalgary.ca. doi:10.11575/PRISM/27860en_US
dc.identifier.doihttp://dx.doi.org/10.11575/PRISM/27860
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/11023/3532
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.subjectEngineering--Petroleum
dc.subject.classificationNatural Convectionen_US
dc.subject.classificationLinear Stability Analysisen_US
dc.subject.classificationNonlinear Numerical Simulationen_US
dc.titleStability Analysis and Numerical Simulation of Single and Double Diffusive Convection in Porous Media with Applications to Solvent-Aided Thermal Recovery of Bitumen
dc.typemaster thesis
thesis.degree.disciplineChemical and Petroleum Engineering
thesis.degree.grantorUniversity of Calgary
thesis.degree.nameMaster of Science (MSc)
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