TY - JOUR
TI - Effect of fluid properties on oil shale in-situ conversion performance with fracturing
AU - Wang Bin
AU - Wang Rui
AU - Wang Yiwei
AU - Su Jianzheng
AU - Zhang Xu
AU - Wang Haizhu
AU - Chen Kang
JN - Thermal Science
PY - 2024
VL - 28
IS - 4
SP - 3493
EP - 3498
PT - Article
AB - This study studies the effect of flow and thermal transfer properties of  fluids with varying densities, viscosities, and thermal conductivities on  the performance of oil shale in-situ conversion process based on  multi-physics coupling simulation. Results indicate that thermal convection  primarily governs the heat transfer pro­cess in oil shale. Consequently, to  enhance the pyrolytic effects, fluids possessing high density, low viscosity  and superior thermal conductivity are recommended. This research thus  provides a foundational understanding for the selection of fluid properties  in the in-situ extraction of oil shale.