Open AccessEffect of Temperature on The Performance of Naphtha and Kerosene as Viscosity Reduction Agents for Improving Flow Ability of Basrah-Iraq Heavy Crude Oil
Author(s) -
Ali Nasir Khalaf,
Asaad A. Abdullah,
Raheem AlSabur
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
journal of advanced research in fluid mechanics and thermal sciences
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.247
H-Index - 13
ISSN - 2289-7879
DOI - 10.37934/arfmts.84.1.135147
Subject(s) - naphtha , kerosene , pressure drop , reynolds number , drag , viscosity , petroleum engineering , flow (mathematics) , chemistry , range (aeronautics) , drop (telecommunication) , light crude oil , materials science , environmental science , chromatography , pulp and paper industry , thermodynamics , mechanics , composite material , geology , engineering , organic chemistry , mechanical engineering , turbulence , physics , catalysis
Naphtha and kerosene are mixed with Iraqi heavy crude oil at different concentrations rounded between (3-12) wt.%, in order to reduce viscosity to enhance its followability. This research investigated drag reduction (%Dr) in heavy oil mixtures at different flow rates (2 to 10 m3/hr) in temperature range 20-50C. The experimental results proved that Naphtha offered 40% reduction in pressure drop. The Power law model was adopted in this study to empirically correlate fiction factor (f) and the percentage of drag reduction(%Dr) from experimental data for Reynolds number range (534– 14695) and the concentration range from 3 to12 wt.%.