The fouling characteristics of a desalted crude oil were investigated in a systematic
investigation. There are two main parts in this study, the dry bulk tests (dehydrated crude
oil) and the wet bulk tests (to which desalter brine was added). Three barrels of desalted
crude oil provided by Amoco Oil...
A systematic study of the fouling characteristics of organic fluids was conducted in an annular test section. The study consisted of four main parts. First, the effect of key factors such as surface temperature, velocity, concentration, and oxygen on fouling from the system styrene-heptane-polystyrene was investigated. While surface temperature increased...
Heat transfer to moving packed beds of solids has been studied
extensively but predictions are usually specific to the experimenter's
own equipment. In order to obtain a more general predictive equation,
the heat transfer coefficient was measured for a single vertical tube
immersed in a moving packed bed of glass...
Various antifoulant treatment programs and the
considerations necessary for the effective use of such
programs were examined.
Two different groups of tests, with and without
iron contamination, have been carried out on the
effectiveness of several of the state-of-the-art
copolymers (PA, HEDP, AA/HPA, AA/MA, SS/MA and AA/SA) in
the inhibition...
Nucleate boiling of water in a vertical annulus was
studied. The test section was entirely of stainless steel
construction and was formed by a length of stainless steel
tubing with a stainless steel heater rod centered in it. Two
test sections with length to diameter ratios of 18 and 33...
The fouling characteristics of cooling tower water
containing various corrosion inhibitors and other additives
on heat transfer surface have been investigated. Corrosion
inhibitors investigated included zinc-chromate and
phosphates. In addition, additives including polyacrylate
and phosphonate (HEDP and AMP) were used to determine their
effectiveness as antifoulants.
The tests were conducted...
A study of nucleate boiling of water, four alcohols and
three ethanol-water mixtures was conducted in a vertical
thermosiphon reboiler. The test section consisted of a 1/2-
inch diameter electrically heated stainless-steel rod
jacketed by a 15-inch long pyrex glass tube. Two different
inside diameters of the glass tube corresponding...