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AICHE JOURNAL
卷 53, 期 5, 页码 1121-1131出版社
WILEY
DOI: 10.1002/aic.11157
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scaling; convective mixing; CO2 storage or sequestration; deep saline aquifers; numerical simulation
CO2 storage in deep saline aquifers is considered a possible option for mitigation of greenhouse gas emissions from anthropogenic sources. Understanding of the underlying mechanisms, such as convective mixing, that affect the long-term fate of the injected CO2 in deep saline aquifers, is of prime importance. We present scaling analysis of the convective mixing Of CO2 in saline aquifers based on direct numerical simulations. The convective mixing Of CO2 in aquifers is studied, and three mixing periods are identified. It is found that, for Rayleigh numbers less than 600, mixing can be approximated by a scaling relationship for the Sherwood number, which is proportional to Ra-1/2. Furthermore, it is shown that the onset of natural convection follows t(Dc)similar to Ra-2 and the wavelengths of the initial convective instabilities are proportional to Ra. Such findings give insight into understanding the mixing mechanisms and long term fate of the injected CO2 for large scale geological sequestration in deep saline aquifers. In addition, a criterion is developed that provides the appropriate numerical mesh resolution required for accurate modeling of convective mixing Of CO2 in deep saline aquifers. (c) 2007 American Institute of Chemical Engineers.
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