High-Pressure and High-Temperature Density Measurements of n-Pentane, n-Octane, 2,2,4-Trimethylpentane, Cyclooctane, n-Decane, and Toluene

Author

Yue Wu, Virginia Commonwealth University

DOI

https://doi.org/10.25772/ZPY4-4Z92

Defense Date

2010

Document Type

Thesis

Degree Name

Master of Science

Department

Engineering

First Advisor

Mark McHugh

Abstract

Information on the density of hydrocarbons at high pressures and temperatures is of great importance in many fields, such as the study of ultra-deep reservoirs up to ~240 MPa and 250°C. However, density data at such high pressures and temperatures are often not available in the literature. In this study, experimental densities are reported for n-pentane, n-octane, 2,2,4-trimethylpentane, cyclooctane, n-decane, and toluene to ~280 MPa and ~250°C. These experimental densities are in good agreement with available literature data, although the literature data for many of these fluids do not extend to the pressures and temperatures utilized in this study.

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Date of Submission

November 2010