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6 PVTsim 4 OLGA Upd
6 PVTsim 4 OLGA Upd
PVTsim by Calsep
Calsep a Danish alliance partner
Founded in 1982 Specialists in PVT and fluid properties calculations Ensures most updated PVT calculation methods for OLGA users
PVTsim
On the market since 1991 Developed for process, reservoir and laboratory engineers More than 200 installations worldwide
characterize fluids
tune characterized fluid to saturation points mix fluids by volume, by weight or on molar basis do flash calculations calculate phase envelopes calculate various fluid properties make OLGA fluid property tables (.tab files)
MWN = 14 CN - 4
MWN : Molecular weight CN : Carbon number fraction
Transport Properties
Viscosity Corresponding states principle (CSP) - default method Pedersen et al, 1987 Lohrenz-Bray-Clark (LBC) same 1964 Thermal Conductivity Pedersen et al, 1987
Water properties from EOS Density and viscosity corrected for salts
References
Transport properties
Weinaug, C. F. and Katz, D. L., Ind. Eng. Chem. 35, 1943, 239. Lohrenz, J.,, Bray, B. G. and Clark, C. R. J. Pet. Technol., Oct. 1964, 1171-1176. Pedersen et al: Chem. Eng. Sci. 42, 1987, 182-186 Pedersen et al: J. Can. Pet. Tech, 1988 Firoozabadi, A. and Ramey, H. J., Journal of Canadian Petroleum Technology 27, 1988, pp. 41-48.
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Specify a sufficiently wide region of P and T. Account for occasional peak (high and low) values. e.g.Tmin could be -10 C Pmin should be 0.5 Bara
Example
Check the single phase regions in particular (gas mass fraction equals 0 or 1) Use the plotting facility in the OLGA 5 GUI
.tab file)