Effect of Constant Magnetic Field on the Rheological Properties of High-Paraffinicity Oils

The effect of constant magnetic field on the rheological properties and freezing point of a number of high-paraffinicity oils is studied. It is established that the rheological behavior of oils in a magnetic field depends on the content of paraffin hydrocarbons, resins, and asphaltenes. An increase in the main rheological parameters upon the action of magnetic field is observed for high-paraffinicity oils with the increased content of neutral resins and a decrease, for high-paraffinicity oils with the increased content of acid resins. The activation energy of viscous flow is determined and the dependence of the rate of the recovery of rheological properties on the parameters of magnetic treatment and the ratio between the content of paraffin hydrocarbons and resin–asphaltene components is established for the magnetically treated oils of different compositions.