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How do you lower crude oil's viscosity to get it through pipelines faster?
Posted on 2/28/14 at 2:28 pm
Posted on 2/28/14 at 2:28 pm
I read that it is difficult to transport highly viscous crude oil through offshore pipelines, so scientists and engineers use a variety of methods to try and lower the oil's resistance to flow through the pipelines. What are some of these methods?
This post was edited on 2/28/14 at 2:38 pm
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Posted on 2/28/14 at 2:29 pm to Chicken
heat
Posted on 2/28/14 at 2:30 pm to Displaced
quote:
heat
Electric or steam heat tracing are the most common methods.
Posted on 2/28/14 at 2:30 pm to Displaced
Warren Buffet recently purchased a company that make a product that does just that
Posted on 2/28/14 at 2:31 pm to Chicken
add water.....duh
Posted on 2/28/14 at 2:31 pm to TexasTiger01
quote:
Electric or steam heat tracing are the most common methods.
^^^^^^^^^^^ This.
Posted on 2/28/14 at 2:32 pm to Chicken
Heat it up
Posted on 2/28/14 at 2:33 pm to Chicken
Gas plasticization, thermal cracking or adding less viscous oil to the too viscous crude.
Posted on 2/28/14 at 2:34 pm to Chicken
Add semen
Posted on 2/28/14 at 2:34 pm to Chicken
Throw?
Posted on 2/28/14 at 2:34 pm to Chicken
Lube
Posted on 2/28/14 at 2:35 pm to CC
quote:
Gas plasticization, thermal cracking or adding less viscous oil to the too viscous crude.
Posted on 2/28/14 at 2:35 pm to LewDawg
i think he means threw
Posted on 2/28/14 at 2:35 pm to Choctaw
add water, then heat it up
Posted on 2/28/14 at 2:35 pm to Displaced
Thru
Posted on 2/28/14 at 2:38 pm to Chicken
Blend in some NGL/Condensate.
Posted on 2/28/14 at 2:38 pm to TexasTiger01
Is there a certain temp they use?
Posted on 2/28/14 at 2:58 pm to Chicken
Research the term High Viscosity Crude Segregation
Posted on 2/28/14 at 3:06 pm to Chicken
lots o' heat
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