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A measure of relative fluid Compressibility of the fluid with density  change due to a unit

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and molar volume 
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 as a function of temperature 
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pressure 
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variation:

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c_f(T,p) = \frac{1}{\rho_f} \left( \frac{\partial \rho_f}{\partial p} \right)_T = - \frac{1}{V_m} \left( \frac{\partial V_m}{\partial p}

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There is no universal full-range analytical model for Fluid Compressibility but there is a good number of approximations which can be effectively used in engineering practice.

Approximations

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Incompressible fluidCompressible fluid

Slightly compressible fluidStrongly Compressible Fluid

Real GasIdeal Gas
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c(T, p) = 0
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c(T, p) = c_0 = \rm const


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(T, p) = \frac{1}{p}
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\rho(T, p) = \rho_0(T)
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\rho(T, p) = \rho_0 \cdot \exp \left[ c_0(T) \cdot (p-p_0) \right]



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\rho(T, p) = \frac{\rho_0(T)}{p_0} \cdot p
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Z(T, p) = \frac{p}{p_0}
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Z(T, p) =\frac{p}{p_0}\cdot \exp \left[ - c_0(T) \cdot (p-p_0) \right]


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Z(T, p) = 1

where

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fluid compressibility

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fluid density

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Z-factor



A number of full-range mathematical models of 
Fluid Compressibility can be found in Fluid Compressibility @model.


The 
multi-phase fluid compressibility is a linear sum of compressibilities of its phases (see multi-phase fluid compressibility @ model).


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Fluid Compressibility of popular petroleum fluids at SPE Standard Conditions (STP):

FluidTypical Range, GPa-1
Natural Gas10,000 
Gas Condensate 100
Oil1 – 10
Water0.44 – 0.51 GPa-1


See also

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Physics / Mechanics / Continuum mechanics / Fluid Mechanics / Fluid Statics

[Compressibility]  [ Z-factor ]

[Multi-phase compressibility @model] [ Fluid Compressibility @model ]

[ Incompressible fluid ] [ Slightly Compressible Fluid ] [ Strongly Compressible Fluid ] [ Ideal Gas ]

[ Water compressibility (cw) ] [Oil compressibility (co)] [Gas compressibility (cg)

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The multi-phase compressibility is a simple sum of its components.

See also

[Compressibility]