An Experimental and Numerical Study to Investigate the Temperature Finger Print of Athabasca Bitumen using Accelerating Rate Calorimeter

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dc.contributor.advisorMehta, Sudarshan
dc.contributor.authorBhattacharya, Sayantan
dc.contributor.committeememberHassanzadeh, Hassan
dc.contributor.committeememberMoore, Gordon
dc.contributor.committeememberZareipour, Hamidreza
dc.date.accessioned2016-11-02T19:21:44Z
dc.date.available2016-11-02T19:21:44Z
dc.date.issued2016
dc.date.submitted2016en
dc.description.abstractThe Accelerating Rate Calorimeter is well suited for investigating the reaction mechanisms in the Low Temperature Range, Negative Temperature Gradient Region, and High Temperature Range. Athabasca bitumen was used for the experimental study in Closed and Flowing ARC to identify the nature of the oxidation reactions occurring over the different temperature ranges. The simulation study conducted predicted diffusion to be the transport mechanism for oxygen and other components on either side of the bitumen interface (i.e. within liquid bitumen and the vapor phase). Numerical Model (MOD-1) is a modification of a traditional In Situ Combustion kinetic model whereas Numerical Model (MOD-2) is an improved kinetic model to introduce vaporization coupled with a vapor phase combustion/oxidation reaction. The results indicated that with the addition of mass transfer (diffusion) to the traditional and improved kinetic models, it is possible to predict the temperature regimes.en_US
dc.identifier.citationBhattacharya, S. (2016). An Experimental and Numerical Study to Investigate the Temperature Finger Print of Athabasca Bitumen using Accelerating Rate Calorimeter (Master's thesis, University of Calgary, Calgary, Canada). Retrieved from https://prism.ucalgary.ca. doi:10.11575/PRISM/24885en_US
dc.identifier.doihttp://dx.doi.org/10.11575/PRISM/24885
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/11023/3449
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.classificationIn Situ Combustionen_US
dc.subject.classificationAccelerating Rate Calorimeter (ARC)en_US
dc.subject.classificationHigh Pressure Air Injectionen_US
dc.subject.classificationVapor Phase Combustionen_US
dc.titleAn Experimental and Numerical Study to Investigate the Temperature Finger Print of Athabasca Bitumen using Accelerating Rate Calorimeter
dc.typemaster thesis
thesis.degree.disciplineChemical and Petroleum Engineering
thesis.degree.grantorUniversity of Calgary
thesis.degree.nameMaster of Science (MSc)
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