Abstract
CO2 can flow upward and leak through thief zones due to buoyancy effect during geological sequestration. To tackle this issue, the ex situ dissolution (ESD) concept was introduced aiming at full dissolution of CO2 at the surface, before it is injected into the ground, to increase the storage capacity and lower the risk of leakage. A mathematical model for CO2 droplets evolution in the ESD process is presented, followed by an experimental investigation to verify the proposed model. The developed model accounts for the droplet break-up process and transient mass transfer involved in the ESD. A number of mathematical correlations were developed to compute the average droplet size, break-up frequency, and droplet population in a turbulent dispersion regime. Experimental and mathematical results revealed that a minimum stable CO2 droplet is achievable within a pipeline length of less than 50m if the CO2 volume fraction is in the range of 5-15% and the brine flow rate varies between 0.25 and 2.0Mt/yr. An acceptable agreement between the predicted and experimental droplet size distributions is observed. This study confirms that the ESD can reduce the leakage risk because of the formation of fine CO2 droplets.
| Original language | English |
|---|---|
| Pages (from-to) | 201-214 |
| Number of pages | 14 |
| Journal | International Journal of Greenhouse Gas Control |
| Volume | 13 |
| DOIs | |
| Publication status | Published - Mar 1 2013 |
| Externally published | Yes |
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Keywords
- Break-up
- CO sequestration
- Droplet size
- Ex situ dissolution
- Turbulent flow
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Pollution
- Energy(all)
- Management, Monitoring, Policy and Law
- Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering
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Droplets evolution during ex situ dissolution technique for geological CO2 sequestration : Experimental and mathematical modelling. / Zendehboudi, Sohrab; Shafiei, Ali; Bahadori, Alireza; Leonenko, Yuri; Chatzis, Ioannis.
In: International Journal of Greenhouse Gas Control, Vol. 13, 01.03.2013, p. 201-214.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article
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AU - Zendehboudi, Sohrab
AU - Shafiei, Ali
AU - Bahadori, Alireza
AU - Leonenko, Yuri
AU - Chatzis, Ioannis
PY - 2013/3/1
Y1 - 2013/3/1
N2 - CO2 can flow upward and leak through thief zones due to buoyancy effect during geological sequestration. To tackle this issue, the ex situ dissolution (ESD) concept was introduced aiming at full dissolution of CO2 at the surface, before it is injected into the ground, to increase the storage capacity and lower the risk of leakage. A mathematical model for CO2 droplets evolution in the ESD process is presented, followed by an experimental investigation to verify the proposed model. The developed model accounts for the droplet break-up process and transient mass transfer involved in the ESD. A number of mathematical correlations were developed to compute the average droplet size, break-up frequency, and droplet population in a turbulent dispersion regime. Experimental and mathematical results revealed that a minimum stable CO2 droplet is achievable within a pipeline length of less than 50m if the CO2 volume fraction is in the range of 5-15% and the brine flow rate varies between 0.25 and 2.0Mt/yr. An acceptable agreement between the predicted and experimental droplet size distributions is observed. This study confirms that the ESD can reduce the leakage risk because of the formation of fine CO2 droplets.
AB - CO2 can flow upward and leak through thief zones due to buoyancy effect during geological sequestration. To tackle this issue, the ex situ dissolution (ESD) concept was introduced aiming at full dissolution of CO2 at the surface, before it is injected into the ground, to increase the storage capacity and lower the risk of leakage. A mathematical model for CO2 droplets evolution in the ESD process is presented, followed by an experimental investigation to verify the proposed model. The developed model accounts for the droplet break-up process and transient mass transfer involved in the ESD. A number of mathematical correlations were developed to compute the average droplet size, break-up frequency, and droplet population in a turbulent dispersion regime. Experimental and mathematical results revealed that a minimum stable CO2 droplet is achievable within a pipeline length of less than 50m if the CO2 volume fraction is in the range of 5-15% and the brine flow rate varies between 0.25 and 2.0Mt/yr. An acceptable agreement between the predicted and experimental droplet size distributions is observed. This study confirms that the ESD can reduce the leakage risk because of the formation of fine CO2 droplets.
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