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A method for determination of the gas‐water ratio in bubbling springs
Author(s) -
Taran Y. A.
Publication year - 2005
Publication title -
geophysical research letters
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.007
H-Index - 273
eISSN - 1944-8007
pISSN - 0094-8276
DOI - 10.1029/2005gl024547
Subject(s) - gas phase , water gas , environmental science , gas composition , chemistry , thermodynamics , hydrogen , physics , organic chemistry , syngas
A simple method based on the phase equilibrium between gas bubbles and water is developed for the determination of the relative gas content in bubbling springs. For the calculation of the gas‐water ratio it is necessary to know only the concentration of one of the “atmogenic” components (N 2 , Ar, or Ne) in a gas sample from the gas analysis. The total gas content calculated by this method can be used for the gas geothermometry and for the estimations of the gas fluxes and water flow rates from mineral and thermal springs.