High-pressure PVT apparatus ST PVT 240/1500 FV
The PVT apparatus 240/1500 FV from Sanchez Technologies has a stainless-steel cell with a motor driven piston at one end to vary the cell volume precisely. It has a maximum volume of 240 cm³ and can operate up to 200°C and 150 MPa. There is a sapphire window at the other end of the cell which allows visual observation of all the space inside the cell. The sample inside the cell can be agitated by means of a mechanical stirrer attached to the head of the piston. The stirrer has retractable blades to reduce the dead volume of the PVT cell. The apparatus can be used for phase equilibrium and phase transition studies for CO2 capture and storage, petroleum PVT, and other high-pressure fluid mixtures in general.
The system is equipped with other supporting units: a recombination unit, a gas meter, a high-pressure pump with a filter for organic deposit study, a high-pressure capillary viscometer, a high-pressure vibrating tube density meter, and a Setaram C80 calorimeter. This allows for a systematic study of phase equilibrium and thermophysical properties (density, viscosity, heat properties).
High-pressure recombination unit with a volume of 1.5 L (up to 200°C and 150 MPa)
Gas-oil-ratio unit with 5 L gas meter, cooling traps, and gas sampling bottles
High-pressure pump up to 200°C and 150 MPa (including a filtration system for studying organic deposits)
High-pressure capillary viscometer (up to 200°C and 150 MPa)
Anton Paar DMA HPM density meter (up to 200°C and 140 MPa)
Differential scanning calorimeter (Setaram C80) with self-designing high-pressure cells (up to 200°C and 150 MPa)
Analytical equipment:
Our lab is equipped with various analytical instruments for GC analysis of hydrocarbon gas (simple gas mixtures to refinery gas), simulated distillation of hydrocarbon liquids, physical distillation of hydrocarbon liquids, and high-pressure pH meter for CO2 storage study.
Physical distillation by FISCHER® LABODEST® HMS 500 AC
