the quantitative structure–property relationship (qspr) method is used to develop the correlation between structures of crude oil hydrocarbons (80 compounds) and their boiling point and water solubility. sub-structural molecular fragments (smf) calculated from structure alone were used to represent molecular structures. a subset of the calculated fragments selected using stepwise regression (fo...

This work presents the carrying out of boiling-point distributions by simulated distillation with direct-column heating rather than oven-column heating. Column-heating rates of 300 degrees C/min are obtained yielding retention times of 73 s for n-tetratetracontane. The calibration curves of the retention time versus the boiling point, in the range of n-pentane to n-tetratetracontane, are identi...

The differences between the boiling points of dilute aqueous solutions of heavy water and the boiling point of ordinary water were measured in the range from 0.3 to 7 percent of D 20. The boiling points were found to increase linearly with increase in D 20, according to the equation mole % of D20 = 70.9 (tJ.T), where tJ.T is the boiling point in degrees centigrade minus 100. The measmements, ma...

This paper deals with the application of steam to enhance the recovery from petroleum reservoirs. We formulate a mathematical and numerical model that simulates coinjection of volatile oil with steam into a porous rock in a one-dimensional setting. We utilize the mathematical theory of conservation laws to validate the numerical simulations. This combined numerical and analytical approach revea...