KFX CO2 simulation software is being developed by DNV and Equinor to increase safety in carbon capture and storage.
KFX CO2 simulation software is being developed by DNV and Equinor to increase safety in carbon capture and storage.
Equinor has partnered with DNV for the next three years to further development of DNV’s KFX CO2 computational fluid dynamics (CFD) software.
KFX CO2 software simulates accidental releases of CO2 from storage facilities or leaks from pipelines, trucks or ships. CO2 is usually transported and stored in liquid or supercritical state. It is much heavier than air and a release of concentrated CO2 will therefore typically follow the contours of the terrain and accumulate in pits, valleys and lower-lying grounds. KFX CO2 will take complex thermodynamics and interaction between geometry and terrain into account, including dry-ice formation and sublimation of CO2. ‘The development project, funded by Equinor, will bring these detailed simulation capabilities to KFX CO2, supporting a new level of safety for handling captured CO2,’ said DNV’s project manager Kjell Erik Rian.
