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Oil Pipeline Deposition

Pipeline oil transportation involves pressurizing and heating crude oil (or refined oil products) and transporting them through pipelines from one location (usually an oilfield) to another (usually a refinery, terminal, etc.). The purpose of pressurization is to provide kinetic energy to the crude oil, enabling it to overcome the geodetic elevation differences and pressure losses along the pipeline. Heating is a measure adopted for "three - high" crude oil, which features high wax content, high pour point, and high viscosity. The aim is to maintain the temperature of the crude oil in the pipeline above the pour point or at an even higher temperature, ensuring its smooth flow.

Pipeline oil transportation involves pressurizing and heating crude oil (or refined oil products) and transporting them through pipelines from one location (usually an oilfield) to another (usually a refinery, terminal, etc.). The purpose of pressurization is to provide kinetic energy to the crude oil, enabling it to overcome the geodetic elevation differences and pressure losses along the pipeline. Heating is a measure adopted for "three - high" crude oil, which features high wax content, high pour point, and high viscosity. The aim is to maintain the temperature of the crude oil in the pipeline above the pour point or at an even higher temperature, ensuring its smooth flow.

Project Application

After the oil pipeline has been in operation for a while, a certain thickness of a mixture of non - flowable paraffin wax, resin, gelled oil, sand, and other impurities will accumulate on the inner wall of the pipeline. This is collectively referred to as wax deposition. After wax deposition occurs on the inner wall of the oil pipeline, the inner diameter of the pipeline becomes smaller, the friction resistance increases, and the transportation capacity decreases. To improve the condition of the pipeline, it is necessary to remove the wax deposition through certain methods, increase the pipe diameter, enhance the transportation capacity, reduce the pressure energy loss, and lower the power consumption.

Regularly use the FOTRIC infrared thermal imager to detect the temperature of the gathering and transportation pipelines without insulation layers. This can help identify pipeline sedimentation, facilitating the rational planning and arrangement of pipeline cleaning operations.

Application effect

Regularly use the FOTRIC infrared thermal imager to detect the temperature of the gathering and transportation pipelines without insulation layers. This can help identify pipeline sedimentation, facilitating the rational planning and arrangement of pipeline cleaning operations.

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