Effect of Temperature on The Performance of Naphtha and Kerosene as Viscosity Reduction Agents for Improving Flow Ability of Basrah-Iraq Heavy Crude Oil | Zendy

Ali Nasir Khalaf | Zendy; Asaad A. Abdullah | Zendy; Raheem AlSabur | Zendy

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Effect 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.%.

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