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The supersonic condensation process of a ternary mixture, including methane, water vapor and nonane, in a nozzle was studied in order to understand the condensation mechanism, nucleation and droplet growth rules of water vapor and heavy hydrocarbons from natural gas mixture. Firstly, based on the existing mathematic model of the two-component mixture supersonic condensation and combined with the latest research results at home and abroad, a physical model for the condensation process of the ternary mixture in supersonic flows was built. Secondly, a mathematic model of the ternary mixture supersonic condensation was built and applied in analog computation according to simulation results of the two-component mixture supersonic condensation. The result showed that in the ternary mixture, water vapor begins to condensate spontaneously prior to nonane vapor (x=4.0 mm), forming droplets to serve as allochthonous nuclei for nonane vapor condensation and lowering the free energy barrier of nonane vapor. Consequently, nonane vapor begins to condensate at a lower subcooling (38.3 K) and supersaturation (37.4). In other words, the occurrence of water vapor in a sense accelerates the condensation process of nonane vapor.
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Acta Petrolei Sinica
ISSN: 0253-2697
Year: 2012
Issue: 4
Volume: 33
Page: 711-715
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