Method for transporting viscous crude oils

Details Method for transporting viscous crude oils Method for transporting viscous crude oils

1982-01-29

1983-12-13

Schwadron, Martin P.

Fluid handling

Processes

With control of flow by a condition or characteristic of a...

137 13, 137 92, F17D 116, F17D 117

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044200080

ABSTRACT:
Viscous crude oil is mixed with an oil diluent having a relatively low viscosity and the resulting mixture having a predetermined viscosity and flow rate is pumped in a pipeline to a point of use. The flow rates of the viscous crude oil and the diluent are controlled with the aid of a digital computer in response to signals representative of the viscosity and specific gravity of each component, the desired viscosity of the mixture and the flow rate of the mixture. The viscosity of the mixture is maintained substantially at the design viscosity of the pipeline at the operating temperature of the pipeline and the flow rate of the mixture is substantially equal to the design capacity of the pipeline.

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patent: 3870063 (1975-03-01), Hayward
patent: 4054408 (1977-10-01), Sheffield et al.
patent: 4243493 (1981-01-01), Gruber et al.
patent: 4277254 (1981-07-01), Hanson
patent: 4391701 (1983-07-01), Le Page et al.

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