Determining Compressor Station Requirements in Dense-Phase CO₂ Pipelines Using High-Fidelity Near-Critical Modeling
Dense-phase CO₂ pipelines operate in a thermodynamic region where small variations in pressure and temperature produce disproportionately large changes in fluid properties. Conventional FEED tools simplify this behavior, leading to design errors when pipelines encounter temperature swings, elevation changes, startups, or shutdowns. This case study demonstrates how the Vanmok CO₂ Simulator was used to evaluate an industry-scale pipeline and determine