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G19RA Chap5 - Gases
G19RA Chap5 - Gases
Behaviour of Gases
Introduction
A gas is a homogeneous fluid
No definite volume
Completely fills the vessel in which it is contained
Behaviour vital to petroleum engineers
Simple gas laws straightforward
Hydrocarbon gases at reservoir conditions are
more complicated.
Ideal Gases
Assumptions
Volume of molecules are insignificant with
respect to the total volume of the gas.
There are no attractive or repulsive forces
between molecules or molecules and
container walls.
No internal energy loss when molecules
collide
Ideal Gases
Boyle’s Law
1
V or PV cons tan t
P
T is constant
Charles’ Law
V
VT or cons tan t
T
P is constant
Temperature
Kelvin K = oC + 273
Rankin oR = oF + 460
Avogadro’s Law
Under the same conditions of temperature and pressure
equal volumes of all ideal gases contain the same number
of molecules.
That is; one molecular weight of any ideal gas occupies the
same volume as the molecular weight of another ideal gas.
2.73 x 1026 molecules/lb.mole of ideal gas
1 lb.mole of any ideal gas at 60oF and 14.7 psia. occupies
379.4 cu.ft.
1 gm.mole at 0oC and atmos. pressure occupies 22.4 litres
lb.mole
PV
cons tan t
T
Constant is termed R when quantity of gas is one mole
cu.ft.psia
R 10.73
l b.mol.o R
psfta
The Ideal Equation of State
For n moles equation becomes
PV = nRT
PV P1V1 P2 V2
n= therefore
RT T1 T2
Density of an Ideal Gas
m
g weight / volume
V
g is the gas density
For 1 mole m = MW MW= molecular weight
RT
V
P
MW.P
g
RT
Standard Conditions
Oil and gas occur under a whole range of
temperatures and pressures
Convenient to express volumes at a reference
condition.
Common practise to relate volumes to surface
conditions. 14.7 psia and 60oF
P PA PB PC PD .........
Therefore
RT RT RT RT
P nA
V
nB
V
nC
V
..... i.e. P
V
nj
Therefore Pj nj
yj
P n
yj =mole fraction of jth component
Amagat’s Law
States that the volume occupied by an ideal gas mixture
is equal to the sum of the volumes that the pure
components would occupy at the same temperature and
pressure.
Law of additive volumes.
V VA VB VC ....
RT RT RT RT
V nA
P
nB
P
nC
P
... i.e. V
P
nj
Vj nj
yj
V n
For ideal gas, volume fraction is equal to mole fraction
Apparent Molecular Weight
A mixture does not have a molecular weight.
It behaves as though it has a molecular weight.
Called Apparent Molecular Weight. AMW
AMW y jMWj
g
g
air
Assuming that the gas and air are ideal
Mg P
RT Mg Mg
g
M air P M air 29
RT
Mg = AMW of mixture, Mair = AMW of air
Behaviour of Real Gases
Equations so far for ideal gases
At high pressures and temperatures the volume of molecules are no
longer negligible
and attractive forces are significant.
Ideal gas law is therefore NOT applicable to light hydrocarbons.
Necessary to use more refined equation.
Two general methods.
Using a correction factor in equation PV=nRT
By using another equation of state
Correction Factor for Natural Gases
A correction factor ‘z’ , a function of gas
composition, pressure and temperature is
used to modify ideal equation.
‘z’ is the compressibility factor
PV znRT
Equation known as the
compressibility equation of state.
Z = V actual / V ideal
Compressibility factor
Law of Corresponding States
Law of corresponding states shows that the properties of
pure liquids and gases have the same value at the same
reduced temperature, Tr and reduced pressure, Pr.
T P
Tr and Pr
Tc Pc
These are presented as a function of
pseudoreduced pressure, Ppr and
pseudoreduced temperature, Tpr.
T P
TPR and PPR
TPC PPC
Compressibility
Factors for
Natural Gases
(Standing & Katz)
Z=0.88
Standard Conditions for Real Reservoir
Gases
Standard volumes are used to describe quanitities
of gas in the industry.
Standard cubic feet
Standard cubic metre.
Determined at standard temperature and pressure.
60oF(15.6oC) & 14.7psia (1 atmos)
It is useful to consider a mass of gas in terms of
standard volumes.
Gas Formation Volume Factor
We need a conversion factor to convert
volumes in the reservoir to those at surface
( standard) conditions.
Termed Formation Volume Factors.
Gases, Gas Formation Volume Factor, Bg.
Is the ratio of the volume occupied at
reservoir conditions to the volume of the same
mass occupied at standard conditions.
zT res.bbl
Bg 0.00504
P scf
Viscosity of Gases
Viscosity is a measure of resistance to flow.
Units: centipoise - gm./100 sec.cm.
Termed: dynamic viscoisty.
Divide by density.
Termed kinematic viscosity
Units: centistoke -cm2/100sec
Viscosity of Gases
Gas viscosity reduces as pressure decreases
At low pressures, increase in temperature increases viscosity.
At high pressures, increase in temperature decreases viscosity.
Viscosity
of Gases
At low pressures
viscosity can be
obtained from
correlations.
Viscosity of pure
components at 1 atmos.
Viscosity of Gases
At low pressures viscosity can be obtained from
correlations.
Viscosity of
gases (MW) at
atmospheric
pressure.