Choosing how to boost waxy crude line flow depends on oil's qualities

Dilution by either gasoline or kerosine proved more effective than heating or the addition of flow improving chemicals in studies of methods for improving pipeline flow of waxy crudes. Additionally, a computer program was developed that calculates the pressure-loss reduction resulting from the impro...

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Published in:The Oil & gas journal Vol. 91; no. 17; p. 70
Main Authors: El-Emam, Nour A, Bayoumi, Abdel Wahab A, El-Gamal, Ismail M, Abu-Zied, A
Format: Magazine Article
Language:English
Published: Nashville Endeavor Business Media 26.04.1993
Subjects:
02 PETROLEUM
COMPUTER CALCULATIONS
COMPUTER PROGRAM DOCUMENTATION
COMPUTERIZED SIMULATION
Crude oil
DILUTION
DISTILLATES
ECONOMICS
ENERGY SOURCES
EQUATIONS
Experiments
Flow
FOSSIL FUELS
FUELS
GAS OILS
GASOLINE
HEAT TREATMENTS
Improvements
KEROSENE
LIQUID FUELS
Methods
MIXING
OPTIMIZATION
ORGANIC COMPOUNDS
OTHER ORGANIC COMPOUNDS
PETROLEUM
PETROLEUM DISTILLATES
PETROLEUM FRACTIONS
Petroleum industry
PETROLEUM PRODUCTS
PIPELINES
Polymers
PRESSURE DROP
RHEOLOGY
SIMULATION 022000 > Petroleum > Transport, Handling, & Storage
Software
Temperature
Viscosity
WAXES
Yield stress
ISSN:0030-1388, 1944-9151
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Summary:Dilution by either gasoline or kerosine proved more effective than heating or the addition of flow improving chemicals in studies of methods for improving pipeline flow of waxy crudes. Additionally, a computer program was developed that calculates the pressure-loss reduction resulting from the improved flow properties of the tested crudes regardless of the method used. This program led to the conclusion that dilution by gasoline is the best technique for one type of waxy crude represented by GPY-3, while heating is the best method for the other 2 crude types represented by M-96 and Khalda. Experiments testing the different dilution techniques are detailed.
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ISSN:0030-1388
1944-9151