T-H-M耦合作用下CO2地质封存盖层密闭性微观评价方法

Microscopic Evaluation Method of Caprock Sealing Capacity for CO2 Sequestration under the Coupling Thermal-Hydraulic-Mechanical Conditions

  • 摘要: 盖层密闭性对于实现碳封存技术具有重要意义,但其对CO2的封闭能力受到热-流-固多物理场耦合作用从而产生相应变化。为明晰盖层中CO2吸附运移微观作用机理,采用分子模拟方法(巨正则蒙特卡罗模拟、分子动力学模拟),建立热-流-固多物理场耦合作用下盖层纳米级孔喉CO2微观吸附运移模型,探究地层温度、地层压力及地层孔喉尺寸对CO2吸附-运移特性影响规律。结果表明:CO2在盖层中的运移渗透效果受热-流-固等多物理场影响,随着温度的升高和压强的降低,CO2在纳米孔孔喉中的吸附量呈非线性下降。当温度从300 K上升至600 K,纳米孔喉对CO2吸附量与吸附热降幅分别达71.4%和54.1%;当压力从1 MPa上升至60 MPa,相应吸附量由0.197 mmol/g升高至5.818 mmol/g,吸附热增长85.8%;同时,孔喉尺寸的增大使CO2吸附量增加,但其与壁面反应吸附热降低。该研究可为CO2地质埋存在盖层密闭性微观评价方法和CO2封存场地选址提供理论依据和方法支撑。

     

    Abstract: Caprock sealing integrity is critical to geological carbon sequestration, yet it can be altered by coupled thermo-hydro-mechanical (THM) conditions. To elucidate the microscale mechanisms governing CO2 adsorption-transport within caprock, molecular simulations methods, including Monte Carlo and molecular dynamics simulations, are used to model CO2 adsorption and transport in nanoscale caprock pore-throat systems under coupled THM conditions. Effects of formation temperature, pressure and pore size on the adsorption characteristics of CO2 are systematically analyzed. Simulation results show that the adsorption and transport of CO2 in the caprock exhibit strong dependence by multiple physical fields. Specifically, the adsorption of CO2 in the nanopore throats decreases nonlinearly with the increased temperature and the decreased pressure. When the temperature rises from 300 K to 600 K, the reduction rates of CO2 adsorption capacity and adsorption heat by nanoporous throats reach 71.4% and 54.1% respectively. Given increasing pressure from 1 MPa to 60 MPa, the corresponding adsorption capacity increases from 0.197 mmol/g to 5.818 mmol/g, and the adsorption heat increases by 85.8%. Meanwhile, the increased pore throat size leads to an increase in the adsorption capacity of CO2, but reduces the reaction adsorption heat with the wall surface. This study can provide theoretical basis and methodological support for the microscale assessment of the sealing capacity of the caprock and the site screening of CO2 geological storage.

     

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