Gas-water-rock interactions during natural gas storage in a low permeability aquifer and main factors affecting the storage capacity were investigated in laboratory with core experiments. The results showed that gas i...Gas-water-rock interactions during natural gas storage in a low permeability aquifer and main factors affecting the storage capacity were investigated in laboratory with core experiments. The results showed that gas injection flow rate had a major impact on stored gas volume and stored gas volume is higher at high flow rate. Gas storage volume ranged between 6%-20% of the pore space at experimental condition. Enhancing injection pressure can enhance gas storage volume. Statistics showed that injection flow rate had a greater influence on the gas storage volume than pressure. The retention time also had an impact on the gas storage process. Most of the natural gas was trapped in the reservoir and could not be produced after long time of retention. Atomic absorption spectroscopy indicated that ions concentrations of the brine and water evaporation increased when gas was injected into brine saturated core, and precipitation might occur, reducing porosity and permeability of core. Gas chromatography analysis showed that the concentration of carbon dioxide in the natural gas decreased and the concentration of methane increased after storage in the core.展开更多
In order to address the bubble formation and movement in air-water two-phase flow,single bubble rising in stagnant water is experimentally studied by digital image processing.Bubbles are released individually from the...In order to address the bubble formation and movement in air-water two-phase flow,single bubble rising in stagnant water is experimentally studied by digital image processing.Bubbles are released individually from the submerged orifices with different diameters(1.81 mm,2.07 mm,2.98 mm,3.92 mm)at different detachment frequency.Images are recorded by a high-speed video camera and processed by digital image processing technique. The factors impacting the formed volume of bubble are discussed.The experimental results showed that a threshold of gas flow rate(400 mm 3 ·s- 1)divides the bubble formation into two regimes:the constant volume regime and the growing volume regime.Especially for the growing volume regime,the surface tension is taken into account.The bubble volume is consisted of two parts:the surface tension impacting part and the gas volume flow rate impacting part.An improved correlation for bubble volume prediction is developed for the two regimes and better coincidence with the experiment data than the previous models is obtained.展开更多
文摘Gas-water-rock interactions during natural gas storage in a low permeability aquifer and main factors affecting the storage capacity were investigated in laboratory with core experiments. The results showed that gas injection flow rate had a major impact on stored gas volume and stored gas volume is higher at high flow rate. Gas storage volume ranged between 6%-20% of the pore space at experimental condition. Enhancing injection pressure can enhance gas storage volume. Statistics showed that injection flow rate had a greater influence on the gas storage volume than pressure. The retention time also had an impact on the gas storage process. Most of the natural gas was trapped in the reservoir and could not be produced after long time of retention. Atomic absorption spectroscopy indicated that ions concentrations of the brine and water evaporation increased when gas was injected into brine saturated core, and precipitation might occur, reducing porosity and permeability of core. Gas chromatography analysis showed that the concentration of carbon dioxide in the natural gas decreased and the concentration of methane increased after storage in the core.
基金Supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China(50776063)the Natural Science Foundation of Tianjin(11JCZDJC22500)
文摘In order to address the bubble formation and movement in air-water two-phase flow,single bubble rising in stagnant water is experimentally studied by digital image processing.Bubbles are released individually from the submerged orifices with different diameters(1.81 mm,2.07 mm,2.98 mm,3.92 mm)at different detachment frequency.Images are recorded by a high-speed video camera and processed by digital image processing technique. The factors impacting the formed volume of bubble are discussed.The experimental results showed that a threshold of gas flow rate(400 mm 3 ·s- 1)divides the bubble formation into two regimes:the constant volume regime and the growing volume regime.Especially for the growing volume regime,the surface tension is taken into account.The bubble volume is consisted of two parts:the surface tension impacting part and the gas volume flow rate impacting part.An improved correlation for bubble volume prediction is developed for the two regimes and better coincidence with the experiment data than the previous models is obtained.
