Effect of lateral heat losses on the stability of thermal displacement fronts in porous media
Journal Article
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· AIChE J.; (United States)
Previous studies have shown that heat transport by horizontal conduction in thermal displacement processes in porous media has a stabilizing effect on condensation fronts. This work expands the stability analysis by also including the description of heat transfer lateral heat losses by conjugate (vertical) conduction. A marginal stability condition is derived in terms of a parameter representing the relative magnitude of heat transfer by conjugate conduction. It is shown that lateral heat losses suggest a significant stabilizing effect on the front. This effect should be important in thermal oil recovery processes such as steam injection and in-situ combustion.
- OSTI ID:
- 6130012
- Journal Information:
- AIChE J.; (United States), Journal Name: AIChE J.; (United States) Vol. 28:3; ISSN AICEA
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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02 PETROLEUM
020300* -- Petroleum-- Drilling & Production
BOUNDARY CONDITIONS
CHEMICAL REACTIONS
COMBUSTION
ENERGY LOSSES
ENERGY SOURCES
ENERGY TRANSFER
FLUID FLOW
FLUID INJECTION
FOSSIL FUELS
FUELS
HEAT LOSSES
HEAT TRANSFER
IN-SITU COMBUSTION
IN-SITU PROCESSING
LOSSES
MATERIALS
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OXIDATION
PERMEABILITY
PETROLEUM
PHYSICAL PROPERTIES
POROUS MATERIALS
PROCESSING
SATURATION
STABILITY
STEAM INJECTION
SWEEP EFFICIENCY
THERMAL CONDUCTIVITY
THERMOCHEMICAL PROCESSES
THERMODYNAMIC PROPERTIES
VAPOR CONDENSATION
VISCOSITY
WAVE PROPAGATION
WELLS
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BOUNDARY CONDITIONS
CHEMICAL REACTIONS
COMBUSTION
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FLUID FLOW
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FOSSIL FUELS
FUELS
HEAT LOSSES
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IN-SITU PROCESSING
LOSSES
MATERIALS
OIL WELLS
OXIDATION
PERMEABILITY
PETROLEUM
PHYSICAL PROPERTIES
POROUS MATERIALS
PROCESSING
SATURATION
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STEAM INJECTION
SWEEP EFFICIENCY
THERMAL CONDUCTIVITY
THERMOCHEMICAL PROCESSES
THERMODYNAMIC PROPERTIES
VAPOR CONDENSATION
VISCOSITY
WAVE PROPAGATION
WELLS