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Study on Supercritical CO 2 Heat Transfer Enhancement in Airfoil PCHE
Xiaojun LIAN, Li ZHANG, Fei WANG, Gang LI, Yue GAO, Wenquan JIANG
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In order to break through the bottleneck of heat transfer efficiency of traditional printed circuit heat exchangers, a physical model of airfoil PCHE was established, numerical simulations were conducted to study the convective heat transfer of supercritical CO2 in the model, the heat conduction principles of supercritical CO2 under varying mass flow rates and inlet temperatures have been analyzed, and by changing the hydraulic diameter of the channel, further study the heat quantity transfer situation. The results indicate that the thermal exchange performance can be improved by increasing the mass flow rate and the inlet temperature of the cold fluid. At varied hydraulic diameter of the passage, the heat transfer capacity of PCHEs with chord lengths of 6 mm and 8 mm both increase with the increase of Reynolds number. When the Reynolds number is between 19 500 and 26 000, PCHEs with chord lengths of 6 mm and 8 mm have similar heat transfer performance; when the Reynolds number is between 26 000 and 50 000, the comprehensive performance of PCHE with a chord length of 8 mm is 2.55% higher than that of PCHE with a chord length of 6 mm. The research results provide a theoretical basis for the structural design of airfoil PCHE.

2025, 45 (4): 62-69. DOI: 10.12422/j.issn.1672-6952.2025.04.008
Gas Injection Compatibility and Mixing Mechanism in Bohai Heavy Oil Field
Dong HAN, Ping WANG, Lei TANG, Lu ZHANG, Baogang LI, Farong YANG, Xudong ZHANG
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The Bohai Sea is very rich in heavy oil reserves. At present,the thermal recovery rate is so low that the potential for tapping the potential is huge. It is of great practical significance to discuss the feasibility of gas injection exploitation in offshore heavy oil field. Through gas injection expansion experiments and multiple contact experiments, the effects of different gas injection media (CO2,N2,natural gas) on heavy oils with different viscosities in the Bohai Sea (general I?1, general I?2?A, general I?2?B) the solubilization,expansion,viscosity reduction effect and mixing mechanism.The experimental results show that the compatibility of CO2 and heavy oil is better than natural gas and better than N2, the viscosity reduction rates of CO2 to the three types of heavy oil are 78%,85%,and 90%,respectively,and the viscosity reduction rates of natural gas to the three types of heavy oil are 29%, 69%,and 62%, respectively. CO2 injection is more suitable for general I?2?B heavy oil, and natural gas injection is more suitable for general I?2?A heavy oil; the results of multiple contact experiments show that the mass transfer mechanism of CO2 flooding is dominated by dissolution and condensate, the mass transfer mechanism of N2 flooding is dominated by extraction and extraction, and the mass transfer mechanism of natural gas flooding is the condensate?extraction balance; in addition, the theoretical minimum miscible pressures are all greater than 43.00 MPa, so it is difficult to form miscible at the displacement front. The research results can provide important basis and technical support for gas injection to enhance oil recovery in Bohai heavy oil fields.

2023, 43 (5): 42-49. DOI: 10.12422/j.issn.1672-6952.2023.05.007