Addressing Paraffin Deposition Challenges Through New Technologies

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Saugata Gon ◽  
Christopher Russell ◽  
Kasper Koert Jan Baack ◽  
Heather Blackwood ◽  
Alfred Hase
Keyword(s):  
Temperature Gradient ◽  
Surface Temperature ◽  
New Technologies ◽  
Test Methods ◽  
Large Temperature ◽  
Mixing Condition ◽  
Cold Finger ◽  
Cold Surface ◽  
Bulk Oil ◽  
Conventional Test

Abstract Paraffin deposition is a common challenge for production facilities globally where production fluid/process surface temperature cools down and reach below the wax appearance temperature (WAT) of the oil. Although chemical treatment is used widely for suitable mitigation of wax deposition, conventional test methods like cold finger often fail to recommend the right product for the field. The current study will present development of two new technologies PARA-Window and Dynamic Paraffin Deposition Cell (DPDC)to address such limitations. Large temperature gradient between bulk oil and cold surface has been identified as a major limitation of cold finger. To address this, PARA-Window has been developed to capture the paraffin deposition at a more realistic temperature gradient (5°C) between the bulk oil and surface temperature using a NIR optical probe. Absence of brine and lack of shear has been identified as another limitation of cold finger technique. DPDC has been developed to study paraffin deposition and chemical effectiveness in presence of brine. Specially designed cells are placed horizontally inside a shaker bath to achieve good mixing between oil and water for DPDC application. A prior study by Russell et al., (2019) showed the effectiveness of PARA-Window in capturing deposition phenomena of higher molecular weight paraffin chains that resemble closely to field deposits under narrow temperature gradient around WAT. Conventional test methods fail to capture meaningful product differentiation in most oils under such conditions and hence can only recommend a crystal modifier type of paraffin chemistries. PARA-Window technique can expand product selection to other type of paraffin chemistries (paraffin crystal modifiers, dispersants and solvents) as shown earlier by Russell et al., (2021). The usage of DPDC allows us to create a dynamic mixing condition inside the test cells with both oil and water under a condition similar to production pipe systems. This allows DPDC to assess water effect on paraffin chemistries (crystal modifiers and dispersants). This study presents the usage of these two new technologies to screen performance of different types of paraffin chemistries on select oils and their advantages over cold finger. The results identify how mimicking field conditions using these new technologies can capture new insights into paraffin products.

Classification, Causes of Tunnel Frost Damages in Cold Region and Several New Technologies to Prevent them

2012 ◽  
Vol 170-173 ◽  
pp. 1504-1510 ◽  
Author(s):  
Zhe Ji ◽  
Kang Cheng Lu ◽  
Chao Chao Ma
Keyword(s):  
Structural Damage ◽  
New Technologies ◽  
Electric Heating ◽  
Drainage Water ◽  
Good Choice ◽  
Large Temperature ◽  
Freezing Damage ◽  
Cold Region ◽  
Cold Regions ◽  
Drainage Pipe

This paper classifies the tunnel frost damages and discusses their causes, especially the causes of lining structural damage for freezing and they are classified into two categories: the outer freezing damage and the inner freezing damage of lining. The analysis shows that the former has a little effect on the structure, but the latter has big threat. For the phenomenon that cracks frequently occur in the tunnel lining of cold regions, some measures to prevent cracks are presented, including reducing adverse constraints in the process of temperature change and preventing large temperature stress. In cold regions, it is unsuitable to adopt back paste-type water-stops to prevent the leakage from lining construction joints, and a good choice is to utilize the buried drainage water-stops. The ring drainage pipes directly connect with the central drainage pipe, and thermal insulating layer with belt shape is set along the ring drainage pipes in some sections where surrounding rock is water-rich and the middle and lower part of the ring drainage pipe are easily frozen. In sections with high potential freezing threat, an anti-freezing plan is offered that electric heating wires are installed behind the lining wall. The test shows that above techniques have good effects in cold region tunnels.

Surface Temperature Test Methods Per IEEE 1349

2007 ◽  
Vol 43 (3) ◽  
pp. 821-828 ◽  
Author(s):  
Daniel E. Delaney ◽  
Michael K. Bruin
Keyword(s):  
Surface Temperature ◽  
Test Methods ◽  
Temperature Test

Numerical Simulation of Temperature Distribution in a Containment Vessel of an Operating PWR Plant

2015 ◽  
Vol 1 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Yoichi Utanohara ◽  
Michio Murase ◽  
Akihiro Masui ◽  
Ryo Inomata ◽  
Yuji Kamiya
Keyword(s):  
Numerical Simulation ◽  
Temperature Distribution ◽  
Temperature Gradient ◽  
Heat Release ◽  
Gas Phase ◽  
Large Temperature ◽  
Measured Temperature ◽  
Average Temperature ◽  
Containment Vessel ◽  
Large Temperature Gradient

The structural integrity of the containment vessel (CV) for a pressurized water reactor (PWR) plant under a loss-of-coolant accident is evaluated by a safety analysis code that uses the average temperature of gas phase in the CV during reactor operation as an initial condition. Since the estimation of the average temperature by measurement is difficult, this paper addressed the numerical simulation for the temperature distribution in the CV of an operating PWR plant. The simulation considered heat generation of the equipment, the ventilation and air conditioning systems (VAC), heat transfer to the structure, and heat release to the CV exterior based on the design values of the PWR plant. The temperature increased with a rise in height within the CV and the flow field transformed from forced convection to natural convection. Compared with the measured temperature data in the actual PWR plant, predicted temperatures in the lower regions agreed well with the measured values. The temperature differences became larger above the fourth floor, and the temperature inside the steam generator (SG) loop chamber on the fourth floor was most strongly underestimated, −16.2  K due to the large temperature gradient around the heat release equipment. Nevertheless, the predicted temperature distribution represented a qualitative tendency, low at the bottom of the CV and increases with a rise in height within the CV. The total volume-averaged temperature was nearly equal to the average gas phase temperature. To improve the predictive performance, parameter studies regarding heat from the equipment and the reconsideration of the numerical model that can be applicable to large temperature gradient around the equipment are needed.

Colour changing material for the estimation of flue gas radiation on the miniature gas turbine surface

2021 ◽  
pp. 146442072110455
Author(s):  
Mahalingam Arulprakasajothi ◽  
Pegyyem Lokaiah Rupesh ◽  
Hitesh Kumar Rana ◽  
Kariappan Elangovan
Keyword(s):  
Fluid Dynamics ◽  
Temperature Gradient ◽  
Surface Temperature ◽  
Gas Turbine ◽  
Turbine Blade ◽  
Flue Gas ◽  
Dynamics Simulation ◽  
Blade Surface ◽  
Numerical Validation ◽  
Surface Temperature Gradient

The gas turbine is being used in the applications of the aircraft propulsion system and land-based power generating systems more effectively. The manufacturers should optimise the temperature of the gas turbine engine components to enhance the life span of the components. The present research work concentrates on determining the surface temperature gradient on the fabricated turbine blades using a colour changing paint based on temperature attained on the surface. A calibration database has been created, and the surface temperature has been detected based on the available colour contours on the blade surface using human vision. An image processing algorithm has also been proposed for accurate temperature measurement on the blade surface. The obtained surface temperature using colour changing paint multi-colour change 350-8 has been calibrated with the conventional measurement technique IR thermography for experimental validation. A computational fluid dynamics simulation model of the turbine blade has been simulated to predict the surface temperature of blades using analysis systems fluid dynamics for numerical validation. The experimental and numerical validation results have shown a nominal value of error, which proves that the surface temperature gradient can be easily predicted with the help of temperature indicating paint using the proposed algorithm. The study has been extended further to evaluate the amount of emissive power radiated by the flue gas on the turbine blade surface based on the temperature and the wavelength of the colour obtained for the health monitoring of the blade.

What Controls the Mean East–West Sea Surface Temperature Gradient in the Equatorial Pacific: The Role of Cloud Albedo

2014 ◽  
Vol 27 (7) ◽  
pp. 2757-2778 ◽  
Author(s):  
N. J. Burls ◽  
A. V. Fedorov
Keyword(s):  
Temperature Gradient ◽  
Surface Temperature ◽  
Sea Surface Temperature ◽  
Walker Circulation ◽  
Equatorial Pacific ◽  
Sea Surface ◽  
Sea Surface Temperature Gradient ◽  
The Mean ◽  
East West ◽  
Surface Temperature Gradient

Abstract The mean east–west sea surface temperature gradient along the equator is a key feature of tropical climate. Tightly coupled to the atmospheric Walker circulation and the oceanic east–west thermocline tilt, it effectively defines tropical climate conditions. In the Pacific, its presence permits the El Niño–Southern Oscillation phenomenon. What determines this temperature gradient within the fully coupled ocean–atmosphere system is therefore a central question in climate dynamics, critical for understanding past and future climates. Using a comprehensive coupled model [Community Earth System Model (CESM)], the authors demonstrate how the meridional gradient in cloud albedo between the tropics and midlatitudes (Δα) sets the mean east–west sea surface temperature gradient in the equatorial Pacific. To change Δα in the numerical experiments, the authors change the optical properties of clouds by modifying the atmospheric water path, but only in the shortwave radiation scheme of the model. When Δα is varied from approximately −0.15 to 0.1, the east–west SST contrast in the equatorial Pacific reduces from 7.5°C to less than 1°C and the Walker circulation nearly collapses. These experiments reveal a near-linear dependence between Δα and the zonal temperature gradient, which generally agrees with results from the Coupled Model Intercomparison Project phase 5 (CMIP5) preindustrial control simulations. The authors explain the close relation between the two variables using an energy balance model incorporating the essential dynamics of the warm pool, cold tongue, and Walker circulation complex.

Research on Negative Skin Friction on Pile by a Simple Model Experiment

2014 ◽  
Vol 580-583 ◽  
pp. 693-696
Author(s):  
Ting Huang ◽  
Jin Hai Zheng ◽  
Wei Ming Gong
Keyword(s):  
Skin Friction ◽  
Model Test ◽  
Soil Surface ◽  
Test Methods ◽  
Negative Skin Friction ◽  
Experimental Scheme ◽  
Test Conditions ◽  
Surcharge Load ◽  
Conventional Test ◽  
Pile Model

Accompanied by the substantive construction of domestic ports, the negative skin friction on pile becomes a common problem. In order to provide references for the related experiment research in the future, the designs of model experiments reported in the literatures were emphatically analyzed and compared. Compared to conventional pile model test, the model test on negative skin friction on pile needs to apply load on soil surface and it is difficult to simulate large surcharge by conventional test methods. An experimental scheme which could produce large surcharge load by conventional test conditions is given in this paper. Pile stress, displacement of pile top and layered settlement of soil was tested under different surcharge level. The depth of neutral point and the group effect of NSF are discussed.

Use of Low Cost, Low Fidelity Mockups for Preproduction Testing

1983 ◽  
Vol 27 (7) ◽  
pp. 589-591
Author(s):  
Carole A. Bohn
Keyword(s):  
New Technologies ◽  
Low Cost ◽  
Rapid Development ◽  
Test Methods ◽  
Current Approach ◽  
Operating Modes ◽  
Test And Evaluation ◽  
Methods Development ◽  
Display Technology ◽  
And Control

The new technologies proposed and/or retrofitted into Navy crewstations have demonstrated increasing sophistication and flexibility. Additionally, the crewstation technologies have shown very rapid development cycles. The current approach of reliance solely on flight testing has proven inadequate because of the multitude of equipment operating modes, lack of experimental control of situational variables, possible location/placement of components, variety of operational environments, dynamic crew tasking, and control/display technology unique characteristics. Test methods and relevent criteria are lacking. A quick fix is the use of low fidelity mockups for rapid testing and methods development. Such an approach can be both effective with respect to test dollars and responsive to the dynamics of the control/display development cycle. The present paper discusses the use of the low fidelity simulation in two specific developments. The first example presents the design of formats for a universal control/display layout to be used as a replacement for conventional pushbutton technology. The second example presents testing designed to determine the amount and type of control/display required for a crewstation functional upgrade. Both examples are from the test and evaluation work being performed on Navy patrol aircraft. Finally, a laboratory will be described which is being developed to permit this approach to testing.

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