NUMERICAL INVESTIGATION OF RESTART PROCESS ON HIGH VISCOSITY OIL TRANSPORT IN PIPE

  • S. O. Alagbe
Keywords: Restart, start-up, shut in, shut down, light oil, heavy oil, water assist annular flow

Abstract

Numerical investigation of shut in and restart of high viscosity oil-water flow in 1-in ID horizontal pipe was conducted to understand the physical process of restart of high viscous oil that was transported by water assist-annular flow. The knowledge of the restart surges helps in the pump specification and selection. The density and viscosity of oil are 916.2 kgm-3 and 3300 and 10000 cP at 25oC. The surges obtained in regaining water assist-annular flows were higher than that of the respective single phase flows. The surge increases with decrease in oil viscosity.

Author Biography

S. O. Alagbe

Department of Chemical Engineering, Faculty of Engineering and Technology,

Ladoke Akintola University of Technology, P.M.B.4000, Ogbomoso –Nigeria

Published
2014-08-02
How to Cite
Alagbe, S. (2014). NUMERICAL INVESTIGATION OF RESTART PROCESS ON HIGH VISCOSITY OIL TRANSPORT IN PIPE. LAUTECH Journal of Engineering and Technology, 8(2), 94-99. Retrieved from https://laujet.com/index.php/laujet/article/view/137
Issue
Vol 8 No 2 (2014): Vol 8 no 2
Section
Articles