Enhanced transport phenomena in CO2 sequestration and CO2 EOR

Doctoral thesis (2009)

Authors

Contributors

P.L.J. Zitha (promotor)
J. Bruining (promotor)
Department
Geotechnology (CEG) (TU Delft)
Copyright: © 2009 Farajzadeh, R.
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Published Date

02-06-2009

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Faculty

Civil Engineering and Geosciences

Department

Geotechnology

Abstract

The results of this thesis give insight into the (mass)-transfer during flow of gases, especially CO2, in various gas-liquid systems. A number of experiments was performed to investigate the transport phenomena through interfaces with and without surfactant monolayers. The observed phenomena have been incorporated into physical models to predict the fate of CO2 overlaying a bulk liquid or liquid saturated porous media. Moreover, dynamics of (CO2)-foam flow in oil-free and oil-saturated porous media was studied using X-ray tomography.