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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
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
Surface Tension
General specification
Pressure, temperature, total water mass fraction, gas mass fraction,
water vapor fraction of gas,
density
density derivatives
enthalpy
heat capacity
entropy
viscosity
thermal conductivity
surface tension
For two-phase tables two liquid phases are lumped into one
liquid with average fluid properties.
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.
BHS OIL
C10+
6000
Crit P
5000
4000
3000
2000
1000
0
-100
100
200
300
400
Temperature/F
500
600
700
800
900
Example
.tab file)