| Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6641502 | Fuel | 2013 | 13 Pages |
Abstract
⺠We model in situ combustion, for heavy oil and bitumen recovery, using an in house code. ⺠A heavy oil Damköhler number (DaO) identifies three ignition delay performance regions. ⺠Ignition delay performance regions are thermal diffusion, chemistry, oxygen supply limited. ⺠A coke Damköhler number (DaC) threshold for the combustion wave to propagate or else extinguish. ⺠ISC process efficiency and recovery rate are observed to be functions mainly of DaC and less so of DaO.
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Authors
M.S.K. Youtsos, E. Mastorakos,