Experimental Study of Oil Deposition Through a Flow Loop

Abstract

In this article, the effect of temperature, pressure, and flow rate on deposition rate has been investigated by using chemical analysis method for calculating the deposit thickness and comparing to heat transfer and pressure drop methods. To do so, an experimental high pressure flow loop setup was designed and constructed to conduct various experiments. Caliper readings at the end of each test showed the chemical analysis method in comparison to the heat transfer and pressure drop methods is superior for deposit thickness calculation.

Keywords:

• Chemical analysis method
• deposition thickness
• wax and asphaltene + resin deposition

Acknowledgments

This study was part of a research project sponsored by the “R&D. N.I.S.O.C”, which is gratefully acknowledged. The authors are grateful to the Shiraz University for supporting this research.

Notes

^a C _t  = [asphaltene + wax content of deposits]/[entrapped oil in deposits].