Numerical Simulation of In Situ Combustion of Oil Shale

Table 1

Parameters of oil shale and experimental conditions.

Symbol	Property	Value	Unit
	Porosity	0.5	Dimensionless
	Oil shale density	1700	kg/m^3
	Capacity of oil shale	1010	J/kg K
	Effective conductivity	1.88	w/m K
	Reaction heat		J/kg
	Reaction heat		J/kg
	Preexponential factor		1/s
	Activation energy		J/mol
	Proportion of carbon consumption	0.7709	Dimensionless
	Velocity of inlet	1.273	m/s
	Molecular weight (O2)	32	kg/kmol
	Molecular weight (CO2)	44	kg/kmol
	Molecular weight (CO)	28	kg/kmol
	Molecular weight (C)	12	kg/kmol
	The initial temperature	400	K
	Temperature of inlet air	733	K