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Fluid properties affecting the fluid dynamics (fluid motion in pipes and porous reservoir):


  • density

  • compressibility

  • formation volume factor

  • viscosity

  • specific heat capacity at constant pressure

  • thermal conductivity

  • cross-phase exchange coefficients


\rho_w^{\LARGE \circ} = \rho_w(P^{\LARGE \circ}, T^{\LARGE \circ})

density of water phase at standard pressure P^{\LARGE \circ} and temperature T^{\LARGE \circ}

\rho_o^{\LARGE \circ} = \rho_o(P^{\LARGE \circ}, T^{\LARGE \circ})

density of oil phase at standardpressure P^{\LARGE \circ} and temperature T^{\LARGE \circ}

\rho_g^{\LARGE \circ} = \rho_g(P^{\LARGE \circ}, T^{\LARGE \circ})

density of gas phase at standard pressure P^{\LARGE \circ} and temperature T^{\LARGE \circ}

\rho_w = \rho_w(P, T)

density of water phase at arbitrary pressure P and temperature T

\rho_o = \rho_o(P, T)

density of oil phase at arbitrary pressure P and temperature T

\rho_g = \rho_g(P, T)

density of gas phase at arbitrary pressure P and temperature T

B_w = B_w(P,T) = \frac{\rho_w^{\LARGE \circ}}{\rho_w} = \frac{V_w}{V_w^{\LARGE \circ}}

FVF of water phase at arbitrary pressure P and temperature T

B_o = B_o(P,T) = \frac{\rho_o^{\LARGE \circ}}{\rho_o} = \frac{V_o}{V_o^{\LARGE \circ}}

FVF of oil phase at arbitrary pressure P and temperature T

B_g = B_g(P,T) = \frac{\rho_g^{\LARGE \circ}}{\rho_g} = \frac{V_g}{V_g^{\LARGE \circ}}

FVF of gas phase at arbitrary pressure P and temperature T

\mu_w = \mu_w(P, T)

viscosity of water phase at arbitrary pressure P and temperature T

\mu_o = \mu_o (P, T)

viscosity of oil phase at arbitrary pressure P and temperature T

\mu_g = \mu_g(P, T)

viscosity of gas phase at arbitrary pressure P and temperature T

R_s = R_s (P,T) = \frac{V_g^{\LARGE \circ}}{V_o}

solution gas in oil phase at arbitrary pressure P and temperature T

R_v = R_v (P,T) = \frac{V_o^{\LARGE \circ}}{V_g}

oil vapour in gas phase at arbitrary pressure P and temperature T

P_b = P_b (T)

boiling pressure at arbitrary temperature T

P_d = P_d (T)

dew pressure at arbitrary temperature T

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