address the effect of brine composition on the onset of convection through experiments,
numerical simulations, and theoretical analyses. We use two brine solutions—one
containing sodium chloride (NaCl) and one containing mixtures of NaCl and calcium
chloride (CaCl 2)—to study their differences in terms of the onset of convection. We perform
experiments in isothermal conditions (∼ 50 C) with pressure range of 500–535 psi for …