Indexed by:Journal Article

Date of Publication:2013-01-01

Journal:CHINESE JOURNAL OF CHEMICAL ENGINEERING

Included Journals:ISTIC、EI、SCIE

Volume:21

Issue:1

Page Number:85-93

ISSN:1004-9541

Key Words:two phase flow; porous medium; magnetic resonance imaging; saturation; CO2 velocity; displacement

Abstract:Measurement of two phase flow in porous medium for sequestration was carried out using high-resolution magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) technique. The porous medium was a packed bed of glass beads. Spin echo multi sequence was used to measure the distribution of CO2 and water in the porous medium. The intensity images show that the fluid distribution is non-uniform due to its viscosity and pore structure of porous medium. The velocity distribution of fluids is calculated from the saturation of water and porosity of porous medium. The experimental results show that fluid velocities vary with time and position. The capillary dispersion rate donated the effects of capillary, which was largest at water saturations of 0.45. The displacement process is different between in BZ-02 and BZ-2. The final water residual saturation depends on permeability and porosity.