Measurements and modeling of high-temperature, high-pressure density for binary mixtures of propane with n-decane and propane with n-eicosane

Journal Article · Wed Jan 07 00:00:00 EST 2015 · Journal of Chemical Thermodynamics

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jct.2014.12.015· OSTI ID:1239134

Bamgbade, Babatunde A. ^[1]; Wu, Yue ^[1]; Burgess, Ward A. ^[2]; Tapriyal, Deepak ^[3]; Gamwo, Isaac K. ^[2]; Baled, Hseen O. ^[4]; Enick, Robert M. ^[4]; McHugh, Mark A. ^[1]

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1. National Energy Technology Lab. (NETL), Pittsburgh, PA (United States); Virginia Commonwealth Univ., Richmond, VA (United States)
2. National Energy Technology Lab. (NETL), Pittsburgh, PA (United States)
3. National Energy Technology Lab. (NETL), Pittsburgh, PA (United States); URS, Pittsburgh, PA (United States)
4. National Energy Technology Lab. (NETL), Pittsburgh, PA (United States); Univ. of Pittsburgh, PA (United States)

Binary mixture density data are reported for propane (C₃) with n-decane (C₁₀) and with n-eicosane (C₂₀) at T = (320 to 525) K and pressures to 265 MPa. The (C₃ + C₁₀) mixture density data are in good agreement with available literature data to 70 MPa, which is the maximum reported literature pressure. We found that there are no available binary mixture density data to compare to the (C₃ + C₂₀) mixture density data reported in the present study. Furthermore, the mixture density data are correlated with the Tait equation to facilitate interpolation of the data at different experimental conditions. Equations of state that are suitable for reservoir simulations are used to model the reported data. These models include the Peng–Robinson equation of state (PREoS), a volume-translated PREoS fit to high temperature, high pressure (HTHP) pure component density data, the PC-SAFT EoS, and modifications of the PC-SAFT EoS developed for better representation of HTHP data. As a result, the models give superior density predictions for (C₃ + C₁₀) mixtures compared to (C₃ + C₂₀) mixtures.

• Research Organization: National Energy Technology Laboratory (NETL), Pittsburgh, PA, Morgantown, WV, and Albany, OR (United States); National Energy Technology Lab. (NETL), Albany, OR (United States)
• Sponsoring Organization: USDOE Office of Fossil Energy (FE)
• Grant/Contract Number: FE0004000
• OSTI ID: 1239134
• Alternate ID(s): OSTI ID: 1225776
• Report Number(s): NETL-PUB-20221; UNIV-PUB-336
• Journal Information: Journal of Chemical Thermodynamics, Vol. 84, Issue C; ISSN 0021-9614
• Publisher: Elsevier
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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