Table 2 Physical properties of oil shale.

From: Numerical simulation of the physical response of shale oil reservoirs under microwave and steam synergy and single heating methods

Physical quantity

Symbol

Oil shale parameters

Unit

Fluid thermal conductivity

kf

0.026

W(m K)

Shale oil density

ρs

2130

kg/m3

Relative permittivity

ε

1.68

 

Electrical conductivity

ε

0.02

S/m

Initial porosity

εp

5.4

%

Oil shale constant pressure heat capacity

Cp

1980

J/(kg K)

Poisson’s ratio

μ

0.4

 

Initial permeability

k0

2.67 × 10–17

m2

Dynamic viscosity of oil–gas mixture

μf

1.8e−5

Pa s

Oil shale fluid density

ρf

600

kg/m3

Relative magnetic permeability

\({\mu }_{r}\)

0.03

 

Constant pressure heat capacity of oil shale fluids

Cp,f

2062

J/(kg K)

Relative magnetic permeability

μr

0.03

 

Oil shale matrix density

ρb

1250

kg/m3