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T2000 Advanced Modeling Methods in Carbon Dioxide Sequestration - II
OverviewThe reactive transport process of sequestering carbon dioxide in geologic formations is complicated. The physical processes involved are dissolution of carbon dioxide in brine, transport and trapping of free gas and brine and complex mineralogical reactions between carbon dioxide, brine and rocks of given composition. Gas adsorption, desorption and multiphase flow are the most relevant mechanisms when coalbeds are used for storage. This session will address advanced modeling issues related to storage of carbon dioxide in underground formations. Modeling heterogeneities and parameter uncertainties, model validation, upscaling laboratory scale information and flow and transport in faults and fractures would be some of the topics considered.
Primary SponsorTopical 2: New Frontiers in Energy Research (T2)

Chair

Milind D. Deo
Chemical Engineering
University of Utah
50 S. Central Campus Dr., MEB, Rm. 3290
Salt Lake City, UT 84112
Phone Number: 801-581-7629
Fax Number: 801-585-9291
Email: milind.deo@utah.edu

CoChair

Brian McPherson
Associate Professor
Civil Engineering
University of Utah
122 South Central Campus Drive, 104 CME
Salt Lake City, UT 84112
Phone Number: 801-585 - 5477
Email: b.j.mcpherson@utah.edu
Simulation, Economics and Sensitivity Study of Ethanol Synthesis from CO2
Debangsu Bhattacharyya, Gregory A. Campbell, Raghunathan Rengaswamy and Don H. Rasmussen, Chemical Engg. Dept., Clarkson University, 8 Clarkson Avenue, Potsdam, NY 13699
Collapsing Plumes Arising From The Release Of Carbon Dioxide In The Ocean
Silvana S. S. Cardoso, Chemical Engineering, University of Cambridge, Cambridge, CB2 1RF, United Kingdom and Sean T. McHugh, University of Cambridge
Coupled Hydrogeomechanical Impacts of Carbon Sequestration
Brian McPherson, Civil Engineering, University of Utah, 122 South Central Campus Drive, 104 CME, Salt Lake City, UT 84112, Liangxiong Li, Petroleum Recovery Research Center, New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology, 801 Leroy place, Socorro, NM 87801 and Milind Deo, Chemical Engineering, University of Utah, 50 S. Central Campus Drive, Room 3290 MEB, Salt Lake City, UT 84112
A New Trapping Mechanism In Carbon Dioxide Sequestration
Zhiqiang Gu1, Milind Deo1 and Brian McPherson2, (1)Chemical Engineering, University of Utah, 50 South Central Campus Drive, Salt Lake City, UT 84117, (2)Civil Engineering/EGI, University of Utah, 50 South Central Campus Drive, Salt Lake City, UT 84117

Topical 2: New Frontiers in Energy Research