(3.1-3.2) Flashcards
What are the functions of physical properties of petroleum fluids?
Pressure, Temperature, and Composition
Gibb’s rule
F = C - P + 2
What does F, C, and P in Gibb’s rule indicate?
F is the number of degree of freedom
C is the number of components
and P is the number of phases
The thermodynamic fluid properties will be studied in 3 steps:
- Pure substances
- Binary mixtures
- Multi-component systems
Reservoir hydrocarbons exist as:
vapor, liquid or solid phases
A phase is defined as a part of a system which is ___
physically distinct from other parts by definite boundaries
A reservoir oil (liquid phase) may change form into gas (vapor phase) during ___
depletion
The subject of phase behavior focuses only on the ___
state of equilibrium, where no changes will occur with time
The state of a phase is fully defined when it’s __ are specified
chemistry, composition, temperature and pressure
It is a key aspect in understanding nature and behavior of fluids both in the reservoir and also during the production and transport process
Phase behavior
It divides the regions where the substance is a liquid from regions where it is a gas
Vapor pressure line
It separates the pressure and temperature at which solids exists from the area where the liquid exists
Melting point line
It represents the pressure and temperature at which solid, liquid and vapor coexist under equilibrium conditions
Triple point
What is the triple point of pure water?
0.01°C (273.16 K, 32.01°F) and
4.58 mmHg (611.2 Pa)
A point on a phase diagram at which both the liquid and gas phases of a substance have the same density, and are therefore indistinguishable
Critical point
Tc, Pc
Critical temperature and critical pressure
•Such a system is called “A Binary System”
•One component is more volatile than the other
•Components are miscible
Two Component Systems
It is the point at which all properties of the liquid and the gas become identical
Critical point
The maximum pressure defined by the envelope
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