Multiphase isenthalpic flash integrated with stability analysis

D Zhu, R Okuno - Fluid Phase Equilibria, 2016 - Elsevier
Isobaric, isenthalpic (PH) flash is challenging for multiphase non-isothermal flow simulation
using an equation of state (EOS). This is because the number of equilibrium phases is …

Multiphase boundaries and physical properties of solvents/heavy oil systems under reservoir conditions by use of isenthalpic flash algorithms

D Huang, R Li, D Yang - Fuel, 2021 - Elsevier
In this paper, the newly developed techniques have been applied to determine multiphase
boundaries and physical properties of solvent (s)/heavy oil mixtures at various pressures …

Three-Phase equilibrium computations for hydrocarbon–water mixtures using a reduced variables method

M Connolly, H Pan, H Tchelepi - Industrial & Engineering …, 2019 - ACS Publications
Thermal compositional simulation requires phase-equilibrium calculations for at least three
fluid phases. The use of precomputed equilibrium ratios (K-values) has long been justified …

A robust three-phase isenthalpic flash algorithm based on free-water assumption

R Li, H Andy Li - Journal of Energy Resources …, 2018 - asmedigitalcollection.asme.org
Isenthalpic flash is a type of flash calculation conducted at a given pressure and enthalpy for
a feed mixture. Multiphase isenthalpic flash calculations are often required in compositional …

Reduced method for rapid multiphase isenthalpic flash in thermal simulation

M Connolly, H Pan, M Imai, HA Tchelepi - Chemical Engineering Science, 2021 - Elsevier
Thermal enhanced oil recovery (EOR) involves the complex interplay of mass and energy
transport processes with phase behavior. Hydrocarbon and water components partition …

Multiphase isenthalpic flash: General approach and its adaptation to thermal recovery of heavy oil

D Paterson, W Yan, ML Michelsen, EH Stenby - AIChE Journal, 2019 - Wiley Online Library
Isenthalpic flash is a basic equilibrium calculation in process simulation. The recent interest
in isenthalpic multiphase flash is mainly caused by the need for simulating thermal recovery …

An isenthalpic-based compositional framework for nonlinear thermal simulation

M Connolly - 2018 - search.proquest.com
Thermal enhanced oil recovery (EOR) involves the complex interplay of mass and energy
transport with phase behavior. Hydrocarbon and water components partition across multiple …

Phase equilibrium calculations with specified vapor fraction

EP Canzian, AA Cruz, RA Mazza, LFM Franco - Fluid Phase Equilibria, 2025 - Elsevier
Phase equilibrium calculations have been extensively explored over the years, with
numerous industrial applications, where pressure and temperature specifications are the …

An improved isenthalpic flash algorithm based on maximization of entropy

H Sun, A Raghavan, K Haugen, S Chempath - Fluid Phase Equilibria, 2017 - Elsevier
An algorithm is proposed for conducting the phase-equilibrium calculation for a given
mixture with a specified pressure, enthalpy, and composition. We use a second-order …

Convex hull method for the determination of vapour-liquid equilibria (VLE) phase diagrams for binary and ternary systems

A Joseph, CM Sands, PD Hicks, HW Chandler - Fluid Phase Equilibria, 2017 - Elsevier
Flash calculations are widely used and constitute an integral part of modelling vapour-liquid
equilibria in compositional simulators. However, it has been discovered that during …