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This paper, the third in our sequence on a model geothermal brine based on a H2O-NaCl system, proposes correlations for the thermodynamic properties of specific enthalpy and dynamic viscosity of brine. It follows a similar pattern to the second paper on the density correlations, that is formulae which closely approximate the specific enthalpy and dynamic viscosity are given in terms of the primary variables T (temperature), p (pressure) and X (mass fraction of sodium chloride). These correlations cover the entire T-p-X state-space and together with the density correlations, can be used in subroutines suitable for use in numerical simulation programs.
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Palliser, C., McKibbin, R. A Model for Deep Geothermal Brines,III: Thermodynamic Properties – Enthalpy and Viscosity. Transport in Porous Media 33, 155–171 (1998). https://doi.org/10.1023/A:1006549810989
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