Online droplet diameter measurements to improve the crude oil dehydration process

被引：5

作者：

Less, Simone ^{[1
]}

Vilagines, Regis ^{[1
]}

Al-Khalifa, Hani ^{[2
]}

机构：

[1] R&D Ctr, Oil & Gas Treatment Div, Saudi Aramco, Saudi Arabia

[2] North Ghawar Producing Dept, Projects & Coordinat Unit, Saudi Aramco, Saudi Arabia

来源：

CHEMICAL ENGINEERING RESEARCH & DESIGN | 2014年 / 92卷 / 11期

关键词：

Droplet; Diameter; Distribution; Crude oil; Emulsion; Separation; BEAM REFLECTANCE MEASUREMENT; PARTICLE-SIZE;

D O I：

10.1016/j.cherd.2013.12.020

中图分类号：

TQ [化学工业];

学科分类号：

0817 ;

摘要：

Emulsion droplet size is information of paramount importance in the design and evaluation of oil-water separators. This paper describes the application of a technique for in situ determination of water droplet diameter distribution (DDD) in actual production scenarios. We discuss the DDD and water content measurements in emulsions obtained during normal operation and plant upsets including variations of the demulsifier chemical dosage or tripping of the electrostatic coalescer grids inside a large dehydrator vessel operated on a crude oil production field in Saudi Arabia. It is demonstrated that DDD data can provide a detailed understanding of the oil-water separation phenomena occurring inside the dehydrator vessel, which helped in planning process recovery strategies in the event of a plant upset. (C) 2014 The Institution of Chemical Engineers. Published by Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.

引用

页码：2659 / 2667

页数：9

共 10 条

[1]

Arntzen R., 2001, ENCY HDB EMULSION TE, P661

[2]

Flanigan D.A., 1988, SPE ANN TECH C EXH H

[3]

Heath AR, 2002, PART PART SYST CHAR, V19, P84, DOI 10.1002/1521-4117(200205)19:2<84::AID-PPSC84>3.0.CO

[4]

2-1

[5] Light beam reflectance measurement of droplets diameter distribution in crude oil emulsions [J].

Less, Simone ;

Vilagines, Regis .

FUEL, 2013, 109 :542-550

[6] The electrocoalescers' technology: Advances, strengths and limitations for crude oil separation [J].

Less, Simone ;

Vilagines, Regis .

JOURNAL OF PETROLEUM SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING, 2012, 81 :57-63

[7]

Lundgaard L.E., 2006, Emulsions and emulsion stability, V132, P549

[8] THE USE OF LASER BACKSCATTER INSTRUMENTATION FOR THE ONLINE MEASUREMENT OF THE PARTICLE-SIZE DISTRIBUTION OF EMULSIONS [J].

SPARKS, RG ;

DOBBS, CL .

PARTICLE & PARTICLE SYSTEMS CHARACTERIZATION, 1993, 10 (05) :279-289

[9]

Stewart M, 2009, GULF EQUIP GUIDE, P1

[10]

Toledo Mettler, 2008, FBRM CONTR INT SOFTW

← 1 →