Investigation of the asphaltene deposition along the flow of the oil in tubing: Experimental study and a parametric analysis
| Autor: | Bahram Soltani Soulgani, Riyaz Kharrat, Ali Khorram Ghahfarokhi |
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| Rok vydání: | 2016 |
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Pressure drop
Chemistry General Chemical Engineering Flow (psychology) Flow assurance Shear force Energy Engineering and Power Technology 02 engineering and technology General Chemistry Mechanics 021001 nanoscience & nanotechnology Geotechnical Engineering and Engineering Geology Fuel Technology 020401 chemical engineering Deposition (phase transition) Tube (fluid conveyance) 0204 chemical engineering 0210 nano-technology Layer (electronics) Asphaltene |
| Zdroj: | Petroleum Science and Technology. 34:884-890 |
| ISSN: | 1532-2459 1091-6466 |
| DOI: | 10.1080/10916466.2016.1174715 |
| Popis: | In this work, a novel experimental setup was designed and utilized to carry out the n-alkane induced asphaltenes for understanding the kinetics of deposition and also effects of oil velocity, oil-precipitant volumetric dilution ratio, and temperature on the rate of asphaltene deposition. As the deposited layer of asphaltenes makes it difficult for the flow of oil along the tube, measurement of the pressure drop across the tube section of setup enabled the measurement of the amount and extent of deposition process at desired condition. The experimental results revealed that increasing the velocity of fluid across the pipe dominance the shear force on asphaltene deposit and cause remobilization of part of the deposit into the flowing fluid in contrary to oil-precipitant ratio, where deposition rate is enhanced with increasing DR ratio. The results of this work elucidate some less-addressed shadows of dynamics of flow blockage in pipelines and could create a better framework for conducting forthcomin... |
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