Transport in Porous Media, Vol.23, No.1, 83-106, 1996
On the nonequilibrium segregation state of a two-phase mixture in a porous column
The problem of segregation of a two-phase multicomponent mixture under the action of thermal gradient, gravity and capillary forces is studied with respect to component distribution in a thick oil-gas-condensate reservoir. Governing equations are derived on the basis of nonequilibrium thermodynamics. A steady state of the two-phase mixture with nonzero diffusion fluxes and exchange between phases is described. In the case of binary mixtures analytical formulae for saturation, component distribution and flow in the two-phase zone are obtained.