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Depressurization of carbon dioxide in pipelines- Models and methods

Abstract

A model for two-phase carbon dioxide transport with phase transfer in pipelines is presented. The stiffened-gas equation of state is used for calculating thermodynamical properties. The convergence and accuracy of two numerical methods - a centred multistage (MUSTA) scheme and an upwind Roe scheme - are compared. Results for the depressurization of a pipe, causing phase change and cooling, are presented, showing the importance of an accurate numerical method. The effect of a discontinuous sound velocity on the depressurization is discussed.
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Category

Academic article

Language

English

Author(s)

Affiliation

  • SINTEF Energy Research / Gassteknologi

Year

2011

Published in

Energy Procedia

Volume

4

Page(s)

2984 - 2991

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