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If the fluid composition originates from another simulation program it will already be characterized. The composition data may for example consist of Mol %
Comp 1 Comp 2 . . . -
Tc
-
Pc
-
Mw
-
Cpen
-
This type of data may be entered into PVTsim by changing the Fluid type to Characterized.
When entering a characterized composition into PVTsim certain rules must be observed in order not to get useless or inconsistent results.
Choice of EOS
Make sure there is consistency between the EOS currently selected in PVTsim and the EOS used when the fluid was generated. PVTsim supports the following EOS's, all of which may be used with or without Peneloux volume correction.
SRK (Soave-Redlich-Kwong).
These EOSs are outlined in the sections SRK Equation and PR/PR-78 Equation of the PVTsim Method Documentation.
To take advantage of the volume correction, the following parameters are required for all components: EOS variation SRK Peneloux PR Peneloux PR78 Peneloux SRK Peneloux (T) PR Peneloux (T) PR78 Peneloux (T) Parameters required Cpen SRK Cpen PR Cpen PR Cpen SRK and CpenT SRK Cpen PR and CpenT PR Cpen PR and CpenT PR
If CpenT is not defined (input field is blank) a value of 0.0 will be used.
Complete facility is described in the section Missing Properties of the PVTsim Method Documentation. The section Component Properties of the PVTsim Method Documentation contains references to sections describing the correlations used to estimate the component properties.
Completion of properties will not modify already entered component properties but only fill in gaps. The number of component properties that can be estimated depends on which component properties have been entered. Liquid densities are for example needed to estimate CP coefficients and Peneloux parameters, why it is highly recommended to enter liquid densities if available. Peneloux parameters may be used as input instead of densities, which enables the Complete option to estimate densities from Peneloux parameters.
Getting Consistency
To get consistent amounts and compositions the following must be the same
EOS Critical temperature (Tc) Critical temperature (Pc) Acentric factor () Omega A (a) Omega B (b) Mixing rule and interaction parameters.
To get consistent phase properties the parameters in the below tables will also have to be identical. LBC viscosity x x x CSP viscosity Thermal conductivity Surface tension x x
Parameter Cpen CpenT Vcrit CP coefficients LBC coefficients Mw (number average) Mw (weight average) Parachor
Density x x
x x x x x x x
Re-characterization as an Alternative
An alternative to entering the fluid as a characterized composition is to back-calculate the composition to a plus fraction composition and have PVTsim re-characterize the fluid. Formulas for back-calculating molecular weight and density are.
Mw(n) Plus = (Mw(n)*Mol%)/ (Mol%). Volume Plus = ((Mw(n)/Density)*Mol%)/ (Mol%). Density Plus = Mw(n) Plus/ Volume Plus.
The summation should run from the carbon number where the plus fraction shall start and on.
It may not produce results that are consistent with the characterized composition, but is often an attractive alternative if consistency with other programs is not a major issue.