Dehydration Efficiency of Water-in-Crude Oil Emulsions in Alternating Current Electrical Fields

Autor: Andreas Hannisdal, Simone Less, Johan Sjöblom
Rok vydání: 2010
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Zdroj: Journal of Dispersion Science and Technology. 31:265-272
ISSN: 1532-2351
0193-2691
DOI: 10.1080/01932690903123734
Popis: The influence of several operational variables on the electrostatic separation of water-in-crude oil emulsions is investigated in a concentric cylinder rheometer equipped with an alternating current (AC) generator. Shear rate, temperature, emulsion water content, electric field strength, and application time are all found to play a role in the process. The droplet size distributions achieved across some of the experiments are acquired to give further support to the conclusions. Finally, the experimental results are compared to the theoretical expression for the electrocoalescence process and discussed.
Databáze: OpenAIRE
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