Subsurface Behavior of Ethanol-Blended Gasoline: Intermediate-Scale Flow Cell Experimentation to Develop a Data Base for Numerical Model Testing and Verification
EMSL Project ID
42491
Abstract
The main objective of the proposed experimental effort is to develop an initial data set for subsurface blended-gasoline flow and transport that can be used to test and verify the multifluid flow model STOMP (White and Oostrom, 2006). The simulator has been recently modified to allow for modeling of the behavior of blended gasolines in the subsurface. The STOMP modification effort and the experiments described in this proposal are funded by the Department of Defense-Environmental Security Technology Certification Program (DoD-ESTCP). The experimental design will be such that the effects of co-solvency on dissolution, and the effects of surface/interfacial tension alterations on fluid redistribution will be emphasized.
Project Details
Project type
Exploratory Research
Start Date
2010-12-22
End Date
2011-12-25
Status
Closed
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