Pressure, Volume, Temperature (PVT)
Analysis of fluid properties such as API gravity, viscosity, surface and interfacial tension, pH, refractive index, and vapor pressure is performed. In the PVT Laboratory, the pressure, volume, and temperature relationships of hydrocarbons are investigated at the graduate level. Hydrocarbon properties such as bubble and dew point curves, critical temperature and pressure, as well as temperature- or pressure-dependent viscosity are determined; flash vaporization analyses can also be conducted. The combustion and pyrolysis behaviors of various hydrocarbons are investigated. Thermal and physical properties of petroleum, natural gas, and their products can be determined.
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