Multi-components – Multiphase – One – Dimensional – Model

Formulation of the PDE for one dimension, multicomponents,

multiphase system.

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  o KK ro Po     w KK rw Pw     g KK rg Pg 

C
 oj   C
 wj   C gj 
x  o x  x  o x  x  g x 

    o So co j   w S wcw j   g S g cg j 
t

The principle unknowns

Po, Pw, Pg, So, Sw, Sg
ρo, ρw, ρg

µo, µw, µg
Kro, krg, krw

coj N components
cwj N components

cgj N components

number of unknowns 3N+15

we need 3N+15 Equations

We have:

1N partial differential equations,one for each component

2 6 PVT ( µo, µw, µg, ρo, ρw, ρg)

3 3 relative permeabilities

4 Saturation equality

5 2 capillary pressure functions:

Pcg/o=Pg-Po
Pco/w=Po-Pw

6 3 phase equality

 coj  1
j 1
N

 cwj  1
j 1
N

 cgj  1
j 1

7 2N phase equilibrium relationships

cgj
 k jg / o
coj N equations one for each component
coj
 k jo / w
cwj N equations one for each component