Phase equilibrium calculations for semicontinuous mixtures subject to gravitational fields

A recently proposed algorithm for performing thermodynamic equilibrium calc ulations subject to the influence of the gravitational field is extended to semicontinuous mixtures. The characterization of the continuous families i s done by a pseudocomponent discretization based on a convenient choice of orthogonal polynomials to sample the distribution function interval. Then, adequate quadrature points and weights are calculated. We present results f or a family of hydrocarbons from C-8 to C-20 with 51 mol % of methane for o ne-phase, two-phase, three-phase, and near-critical systems. Our results sh ow the validity of the procedure for simulations of deep reservoirs and hig h-pressure storage conditions, solving problems with a high number of indep endent variables.