Influence of shear on rheology of the crude oil treated by flow improver
Energy Reports, 2019 Because the influence of shear on the rheology of waxy crude oil must be considered according to the composition and structure of the waxy crude oil transported via pipeline when a new pipeline is constructed, the risks associated with changes in the ...
Qun Lei +5 more
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Advances in Mechanical Engineering, 2020 To realize the safe and economic operation of a waxy crude oil pipeline, a thermal–hydraulic model in an unsteady state was established for the restart process of waxy crude oil.
Qinglin Cheng +5 more
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An Experimental Study on Evaluation of Factors Influencing the Viscosity and Viscoelastic Properties of Waxy Crude Oil [PDF]
Iranian Journal of Oil & Gas Science and Technology, 2020 The influences of several operating factors on the viscosity of the Isfahan refinery waxy crude oil sample are studied through conducting some rheological shear rotational tests.
Yavar Karimi, Ali Reza Solaimany Nazar
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Measurement and Prediction of Time-independent and Time-dependent Rheological Behavior of Waxy Crude Oil [PDF]
Iranian Journal of Oil & Gas Science and Technology, 2017 Wax deposition phenomenon changes the rheological behavior of waxy crude oil completely. In the current work, the rheological time-dependent and time-independent behaviors of waxy crude oil samples are studied and flow curve and compliance function are ...
Yavar Karimi, Ali Reza Solaimany Nazar
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Effect of pipe diameter on heat transfer characteristics of waxy crude oil pipeline during shutdown
Case Studies in Thermal Engineering, 2020 Additional specific heat capacity method and momentum source term method are used to establish the mathematical model of the heat transfer process in different diameter waxy crude oil pipeline, and the finite volume method is used to solve the ...
Yue Zhao
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Molecular Characteristics of Fatty Acid Methyl Ester (FAME) in Waxy Crude as Flow Improver
Chemical Engineering Transactions, 2022 Mitigation of wax deposition is of major interest, especially in the oil and gas industry, to minimize the flow assurance and production problems. In view of financial savings, the currently established method still has more opportunities to improve ...
Ameer Naqiuddin Baharudin +4 more
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Numerical Study on the Static Cooling of Waxy Crude Oil in the Vault Tank
IEEE Access, 2019 By means of additional specific heat capacity and momentum source terms methods, the physical and mathematical models of the heat transfer process of waxy crude oil during its static cooling in the vault tank are established.
Jian Zhao +3 more
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Study of linseed oil, its biodiesel and xylene as flow improver for Nigerian waxy crude oils
Petroleum Research, 2022 In this study, the physicochemical properties of linseed and linseed biofuel were studied and their effect on the flow properties of Nigerian waxy crude oil at different volume fractions was investigated.
Ogunkunle Temitope Fred +4 more
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The effect of physical properties on the gelation behavior of waxy crude oil during shutdown
Case Studies in Thermal Engineering, 2020 In this paper, the effect of different viscosity and specific heat capacity on the gelation behavior of waxy crude oil was studied. The additional specific heat capacity method and the momentum source term method are used for numerical simulation.
Yuanhao Li +4 more
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Influence of oil composition on the cold flowability improvement of electric field treatment
You-qi chuyun, 2022 Electric field treatment is a new method to improve the cold flowability of waxy crude oil. Its basic principle is electrorheological behaviors of waxy oil, and its mechanism is the interfacial polarization of wax particles.
Hongying LI +6 more
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