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A new facility for viscosity and density measurements for CO2 – rich mixtures relevant for CO2 transport and storage

Abstract

For safe and cost-effective design, optimization, and operation of CO2 capture, transport, and storage (CCS) processes, accurate viscosity and density data of CO2-rich mixtures are required. Currently, there are large knowledge gaps in these properties, and it needs to be addressed for building good reservoir models and simulation tools. A modified two-capillary viscometer with several novel solutions for accurate measurement of viscosity and density of CO2-rich mixtures relevant for CO2 transport and storage has been designed and constructed. The new setup covers a range between 213.15 K and 423.15 K in temperature and up to 100 MPa in pressure. This paper describes the facility, calibrations, uncertainties estimation, and first test measurements performed using the setup.

Category

Academic article

Language

English

Author(s)

Affiliation

  • SINTEF Energy Research / Gassteknologi
  • Norwegian University of Science and Technology

Year

2022

Published in

International Conference on Greenhouse Gas Control Technologies

View this publication at Norwegian Research Information Repository