Experimental and numerical analysis of using thermochemical injection for preheating to improve in-situ combustion of bitumen

• Published in: Fuel (Guildford) Vol. 275; p. 117894
• Main Authors: Alade, Olalekan S., Hamdy, Mohamed, Mahmoud, Mohamed, Al Shehri, D.A., Mokheimer, Esmail, Al-Nakhli, Ayman
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Kidlington Elsevier Ltd 01.09.2020; Elsevier BV
• Subjects: Bitumen; Bitumens; Carbon dioxide; Combustion; Computational fluid dynamics; Computer simulation; Emission analysis; Emissions control; Energy utilization; Exothermic reactions; Fluid injection; Heat; Heat loss; Heat recovery; Heating; Hybrid system; In-situ combustion; Injection; Mathematical models; Numerical analysis; Oil; Oil recovery; Performance evaluation; Petroleum production; Production costs; Steam; Thermal analysis; Thermal stimulation; Thermogravimetric analysis; Water pollution; Thermal analysis; In-situ combustion; Thermal stimulation; Bitumen; Hybrid system

[Display omitted] •Thermochemical fluid injection for thermal stimulation.•In-situ heat generation, lower heat loss, more efficient heat transfer.•Bitumen samples were treated with steam and thermochemical fluids.•Applying the proposed thermochemical-assisted TCF-ISC process could double the product...