Lam-Maldonado Mayda, Aranda-Jiménez Yolanda G, Arvizu-Sanchez Eduardo, Melo-Banda José A, Díaz-Zavala Nancy P, Pérez-Sánchez Josué F, Suarez-Dominguez Edgardo J
Facultad de Arquitectura, Diseño y Urbanismo, Universidad Autónoma de Tamaulipas, Campus Tampico-Madero, Mexico.
Tecnológico Nacional de México, Instituto Tecnológico de Ciudad Madero, Centro de Investigación en Petroquímica, Prolongación Bahía Adair, Blvd. De las Bahias, Parque Industrial Tecnía, Altamira, Tamaulipas, 89603, Mexico.
Heliyon. 2023 Jan 28;9(2):e12120. doi: 10.1016/j.heliyon.2022.e12120. eCollection 2023 Feb.
Research reports reveal the importance of applying various substances to enhance extra-heavy crude oil pipeline transportation. During the crude oil conduction process, shearing occurs in the equipment and pipe accessories, producing a water-in-crude emulsion associated with forming a rigid film by adsorbing natural surfactant molecules in the droplets water, leading to increased Viscosity. This study presents the effect of a flow enhancer (FE) on the behavior of the Viscosity of an extra heavy crude oil (EHCO) and in emulsions formed with 5% and 10% water (W). The results revealed the effectiveness of the 1%, 3%, and 5% flow enhancer in lowering the Viscosity and presenting a Newtonian flow behavior which will help reduce the cost of heat treatment during the transportation of crude oil through the pipeline.
研究报告揭示了应用各种物质以增强超重原油管道运输的重要性。在原油输送过程中，设备和管道附件中会发生剪切，产生原油包水乳状液，这与通过在液滴水中吸附天然表面活性剂分子形成刚性膜有关，从而导致粘度增加。本研究展示了一种流动增强剂（FE）对超重原油（EHCO）以及由5%和10%水（W）形成的乳液粘度行为的影响。结果表明，1%、3%和5%的流动增强剂在降低粘度以及呈现牛顿流动行为方面是有效的，这将有助于降低原油通过管道运输期间的热处理成本。
