Open AccessSimulation of the circulation method for discharging viscous petroleum products
Author(s) -
Tatiana S. Karpova,
Карпова Татьяна Сергеевна,
Vladimir I. Moiseev,
Моисеев Владимир Иванович,
Vera A. Ksenofontova,
Ксенофонтова Вера Алексеевна
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
transportnye sistemy i tehnologii
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 2413-9203
DOI - 10.17816/transsyst20206294-105
Subject(s) - petroleum , petroleum product , environmental science , petroleum engineering , viscosity , work (physics) , process (computing) , waste management , materials science , engineering , chemistry , mechanical engineering , computer science , composite material , organic chemistry , operating system
Background: In the domestic market, the consumption of fuel oil increases during the winter period, leading to higher prices. At the same time, the cost of inputs and the time for the discharge of viscous oil products are greatly increased. The duration of the discharge process is related to the physico-chemical properties of the fuel oil. Its viscosity depends on the temperature of the product itself and the temperature of the environment, which in our country averages 5.5 C per year.
Aim: Reduction in the length and cost of transport of viscous petroleum products.
Methods: The article proposes a new method for the carriage of viscous petroleum products by rail, ensuring that their fluidity is preserved without the use of thermal insulation of the boiler of the tank-wagon and the means for carrying the heating. Simulation models of the processes of pouring out viscous petroleum products for a traditional and new method of pouring in the circulation method of discharge of viscous petroleum products, which make it possible to estimate the quantity of resources consumed, are constructed.
Results: The work shows the peculiarities of the existing process of discharging viscous petroleum products. Simulation and functional-cost analysis of the discharge process were carried out under the circulatory method for heating viscous petroleum products. The results were compared.
Conclusion: In the new pouring method, the discharge process is similar to the summer period.