Abstract:

The density of pure and methane-saturated light sweet crude oil is determined at six different pressure levels between 0.1 and 23 MPa and at three temperature levels between 277 and 308 K.

Suggested Citation:

Michael Schlüter, Simeon Pesch. 2020. Experimental investigation of pure ad gas-saturated crude oil density from 277 K to 308 K and from 0.1 MPa to 23 MPa. Distributed by: Gulf of Mexico Research Initiative Information and Data Cooperative (GRIIDC), Harte Research Institute, Texas A&M University–Corpus Christi. doi:10.7266/AYANA1JV

Publications:

Pesch, S., Schulz, S., Aboud, N., & Schlüter, M. (2021). Experimental Investigation of Pure and Gas-Saturated Crude Oil Viscosity and Density from 268 to 308 K and Up to 23 MPa. Journal of Chemical & Engineering Data. doi:10.1021/acs.jced.0c00498

Purpose:

As basic physical properties, the densities are required for the modeling of blowout dynamics, droplet size distributions, drop rise behavior, and oil fate.

Data Parameters and Units:

Pressure p / MPa Temperature T / K Density ρ / kg m-3

Methods:

High-pressure oscillating tube densitometer, Eurotechnica GmbH.

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