화학공학소재연구정보센터
Chemistry and Technology of Fuels and Oils, Vol.37, No.5, 325-328, 2001
Selection of conditions for shipment of crude oils in pipelines
As the first studies showed, the new Uzbekistan crude oils, are viscous. Using crude oil from the Mingbulak field, we found that its high viscosity (22.38 mm(2)/sec at 50degreesC) is primarily due to the high content of wax (up to 8.56 wt. %), silicone resins (up to 15.65 wt. %), and asphaltenes (6.8 wt, %) [1, 2]. Shipment of such crude in a pipeline requires high power consumption.