OIL ENHANCEMENT CARBON-DIOXIDE OXYGEN POWER UNIVERSAL SUPPLY (OCDOPUSPROJECT)

Following the contributions of Hochstein (1940), Degtiarev (1967), Pec htl (1991), Yantovskii (1961), De Ruyck (1992), Van Steenderen (1992), Bolland et al (1992), Holt et all (1992) we have considered an intern al combustion carbon dioxide power plant aimed at producing some flows needed for enhancement of oil recovery. The power unit consists of ai r separation machine to produce oxygen for combustion and nitrogen for injection, combustion chamber, turbine, compressors, recuperator and cooling tower. The unit consumes the oil gases as fuel and produces li quid CO2, highly compressed nitrogen, process steam and power, if nece ssary. No exhaust gases are released from the plant. The outline of pl ant, the cycle on T-S diagram, the tables of state points and flowrate s are presented along with efficiency calculation. The plant seems to be of interest for offshore oil drilling platform.