Population Balance Modeling for Integrating Hydrodynamics with Electrostatics in Crude Oil Electrocoalescers
A particular population balance model (PBM) which consists of hydrodynamic and electrostatic parts is developed for electrocoalescence of distributed water droplet in the continuous oil phase. The approach is the modification of a recognized PBM by adding the electrostatic effects on the overall coa...
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doaj-8931eaeb8cd347ccb5971db265bf35412020-11-25T00:27:31ZengReaserch Institute of Petroleum IndustryJournal of Petroleum Science and Technology2251-659X2645-33122019-12-019432110.22078/jpst.2019.3577.15711002Population Balance Modeling for Integrating Hydrodynamics with Electrostatics in Crude Oil ElectrocoalescersMehdi Mohammadi0Petroleum Refining and Processing Technology Development Division, Research Institute of Petroleum Industry, Tehran, IranA particular population balance model (PBM) which consists of hydrodynamic and electrostatic parts is developed for electrocoalescence of distributed water droplet in the continuous oil phase. The approach is the modification of a recognized PBM by adding the electrostatic effects on the overall coalescence rate including the number of times (frequency) occurring collision and the efficiency of coalescence. Moreover, the modified model has been being implemented in a CFD-PBM problem for a pilot plant electrocoalescer to predict the profile of water phase and size distribution of droplets. The results recognize the effect of local electric field intensity and local water content on electrocoalescence rate. Furthermore, the results demonstrate that separation for the very small droplets (<4μm) is minor, for the medium sizes (8-32μm) is more considerable, and for larger droplets (>64μm) occurs completely. Ultimately, by making a comparison between the simulation results and the pilot data, the EHD PB model is validated.<br />https://jpst.ripi.ir/article_1002_153ee1ebec8d49f60c5021baf9144ebe.pdfelectrocoalescencew/o emulsiondropletelectrohydrodynamic (ehd)population balance (pb) |
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Mehdi Mohammadi Population Balance Modeling for Integrating Hydrodynamics with Electrostatics in Crude Oil Electrocoalescers Journal of Petroleum Science and Technology electrocoalescence w/o emulsion droplet electrohydrodynamic (ehd) population balance (pb) |
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Population Balance Modeling for Integrating Hydrodynamics with Electrostatics in Crude Oil Electrocoalescers |
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Population Balance Modeling for Integrating Hydrodynamics with Electrostatics in Crude Oil Electrocoalescers |
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Population Balance Modeling for Integrating Hydrodynamics with Electrostatics in Crude Oil Electrocoalescers |
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Population Balance Modeling for Integrating Hydrodynamics with Electrostatics in Crude Oil Electrocoalescers |
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Population Balance Modeling for Integrating Hydrodynamics with Electrostatics in Crude Oil Electrocoalescers |
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population balance modeling for integrating hydrodynamics with electrostatics in crude oil electrocoalescers |
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Reaserch Institute of Petroleum Industry |
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Journal of Petroleum Science and Technology |
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2251-659X 2645-3312 |
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2019-12-01 |
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A particular population balance model (PBM) which consists of hydrodynamic and electrostatic parts is developed for electrocoalescence of distributed water droplet in the continuous oil phase. The approach is the modification of a recognized PBM by adding the electrostatic effects on the overall coalescence rate including the number of times (frequency) occurring collision and the efficiency of coalescence. Moreover, the modified model has been being implemented in a CFD-PBM problem for a pilot plant electrocoalescer to predict the profile of water phase and size distribution of droplets. The results recognize the effect of local electric field intensity and local water content on electrocoalescence rate. Furthermore, the results demonstrate that separation for the very small droplets (<4μm) is minor, for the medium sizes (8-32μm) is more considerable, and for larger droplets (>64μm) occurs completely. Ultimately, by making a comparison between the simulation results and the pilot data, the EHD PB model is validated.<br /> |
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electrocoalescence w/o emulsion droplet electrohydrodynamic (ehd) population balance (pb) |
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