Analysis of the sequential transportation of oil batches with different viscosities through a technological segment of a main oil pipeline
Year: 2025
Type: article
Abstract: This paper presents an approach to optimizing the transportation of two crude oils with differing viscosities by forming two batches and pumping them sequentially through a segment of a trunk pipeline.The study accounts for the effect of viscosity on flow rate and demonstrates that, under certain assumptions, only two strategies are practically feasible: full blending or sequential pumping without intermixing.It is shown that the closer the viscosity-composition relationship is to linear additivity, the more energy-efficient the sequential mode becomes.A selection criterion based on laboratory measurements is proposed.A practical method is developed for choosing the optimal strategy, considering operational constraints and the required transportation schedule.
Source: Engineering mechanics
Language: English
Subfield: Fluid Flow and Transfer Processes
Field: Chemical Engineering
Domain: Physical Sciences
Open Access status: bronze
OpenAlex ID: W4412483046