| Autor: |
Ghannam, Mamdouh, Esmail, Nabil |
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Petroleum Science & Technology; Aug2006, Vol. 24 Issue 8, p985-999, 14p, 4 Charts, 10 Graphs |
| Abstrakt: |
This study investigated the different alternatives to enhance the flowability of crude oil with medium viscosity. These alternatives include the addition of water into crude oil to form water-in-oil emulsion, the addition of light petroleum product, the addition of flow improver, and a preheating technique. Temperature range of 10–50°C, water concentration range of 0–50% by volume, flow improver concentration range of 0–5000 ppm, and kerosene concentration range of 0–50% by volume were investigated in the flowability enhancement study of crude oil with medium viscosity. The flowability enhancement in terms of viscosity reduction was investigated using RheoStress RS100 from Haake. A cone–plate sensor was used with a cone angle of °4, cone diameter of 35 mm, and 0.137-mm gap at the cone tip. The addition of kerosene to crude oil improves the flowability much better than any other investigated technique. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR] |
| Databáze: |
Complementary Index |
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