Physical simulation of flow field and construction process of horizontal salt cavern for natural gas storage

doi:10.1016/j.jngse.2020.103527

	Physical simulation of flow field and construction process of horizontal salt cavern for natural gas storage
	Yang, Jie 2; Li, Huan 1; Yang, Chunhe 1,2; Li, Yinping 1; Wang, Tongtao 1; Shi, Xilin 1; Han, Yue 2
刊名	JOURNAL OF NATURAL GAS SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING
	2020-10-01
卷号	82 页码:9
关键词	Underground gas storage Horizontal salt cavern Physical simulation Flow field Water-solution construction
ISSN号	1875-5100
DOI	10.1016/j.jngse.2020.103527
英文摘要	Underground salt caverns provide appropriate space for storing natural gas. However, salt caverns have to be constructed in bedded salt formations in China. The traditional construction method of salt cavern encounters serious problems in such formations. Instead, horizontal salt caverns are proposed as a possible alternative for gas storage. Horizontal caverns can be created by "multi-step retreating" (MSR) method. Two laboratory tests were conducted to understand the shape development and flow field of such cavern. In one test, we measured fluid velocity distribution in a simulated salt cavern environment by particle image velocimetry technology. In another test, the construction process of a salt cavern was simulated through MSR method. Results show that the flow field in horizontal cavern can be divided into five regions. The flow characteristics and rock salt dissolution properties in these regions are different. A semi-cylindrical cavern with similar cross section shape along the horizontal direction is obtained through the physical experiment. This study provides important guidance for analyzing the flow field and construction process of the horizontal salt cavern.
资助项目	National Natural Science Foundation of China[51774266] ; National Natural Science Foundation of China[51621006] ; National Natural Science Foundation of China[51874273] ; National Natural Science Foundation of China[51874274] ; Youth Innovation Promotion Association CAS[2019324]
WOS研究方向	Energy & Fuels ; Engineering
语种	英语
出版者	ELSEVIER SCI LTD
WOS记录号	WOS:000572163800003
内容类型	期刊论文
源URL	[http://119.78.100.198/handle/2S6PX9GI/24831]
专题	中科院武汉岩土力学所
通讯作者	Wang, Tongtao
作者单位	1.Chinese Acad Sci, Inst Rock & Soil Mech, State Key Lab Geomech & Geotech Engn, Wuhan 430071, Hubei, Peoples R China 2.Chongqing Univ, State Key Lab Coal Mine Disaster Dynam & Control, Chongqing 400044, Peoples R China
推荐引用方式 GB/T 7714	Yang, Jie,Li, Huan,Yang, Chunhe,et al. Physical simulation of flow field and construction process of horizontal salt cavern for natural gas storage[J]. JOURNAL OF NATURAL GAS SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING,2020,82:9.
APA	Yang, Jie.,Li, Huan.,Yang, Chunhe.,Li, Yinping.,Wang, Tongtao.,...&Han, Yue.(2020).Physical simulation of flow field and construction process of horizontal salt cavern for natural gas storage.JOURNAL OF NATURAL GAS SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING,82,9.
MLA	Yang, Jie,et al."Physical simulation of flow field and construction process of horizontal salt cavern for natural gas storage".JOURNAL OF NATURAL GAS SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING 82(2020):9.