Measurement of Two Phase Flow in Porous Medium Using High-resolution Magnetic Resonance Imaging

doi:10.1016/S1004-9541(13)60445-0

Abstract

Abstract: Measurement of two phase flow in porous medium for sequestration was carried out using high-resolution magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) technique. The porous medium was a packed bed of glass beads. Spin echo multi sequence was used to measure the distribution of CO₂ and water in the porous medium. The intensity images show that the fluid distribution is non-uniform due to its viscosity and pore structure of porous medium. The velocity distribution of fluids is calculated from the saturation of water and porosity of porous medium. The experimental results show that fluid velocities vary with time and position. The capillary dispersion rate donated the effects of capillary, which was largest at water saturations of 0.45. The displacement process is different between in BZ-02 and BZ-2. The final water residual saturation depends on permeability and porosity.

Key words: two phase flow, porous medium, magnetic resonance imaging, saturation, CO₂ velocity, displacement

摘要： Measurement of two phase flow in porous medium for sequestration was carried out using high-resolution magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) technique. The porous medium was a packed bed of glass beads. Spin echo multi sequence was used to measure the distribution of CO₂ and water in the porous medium. The intensity images show that the fluid distribution is non-uniform due to its viscosity and pore structure of porous medium. The velocity distribution of fluids is calculated from the saturation of water and porosity of porous medium. The experimental results show that fluid velocities vary with time and position. The capillary dispersion rate donated the effects of capillary, which was largest at water saturations of 0.45. The displacement process is different between in BZ-02 and BZ-2. The final water residual saturation depends on permeability and porosity.

关键词: two phase flow, porous medium, magnetic resonance imaging, saturation, CO₂ velocity, displacement

JIANG Lanlan, SONG Yongchen, LIU Yu, YANG Mingjun, ZHU Ningjun, WANG Xiaojing, DOU Binlin. Measurement of Two Phase Flow in Porous Medium Using High-resolution Magnetic Resonance Imaging[J]. Chin.J.Chem.Eng., DOI: 10.1016/S1004-9541(13)60445-0.

蒋兰兰, 宋永臣, 刘瑜, 杨明军, 朱宁军, 王晓静, 豆斌林 . Measurement of Two Phase Flow in Porous Medium Using High-resolution Magnetic Resonance Imaging[J]. Chinese Journal of Chemical Engineering, DOI: 10.1016/S1004-9541(13)60445-0.

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