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Natalia А. Zaripova
Natalia А. Zaripova
Postgraduate Student
Saint Petersburg Mining University
Postgraduate Student
Saint Petersburg Mining University

Articles

Oil and gas
  • Date submitted
    2021-02-28
  • Date accepted
    2021-11-30
  • Date published
    2021-12-17

Substantiation of analytical dependences for hydraulic calculation of high-viscosity oil transportation

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One of the development priorities in oil and gas industry is to maintain gas and oil pipeline networks and develop pipeline-connected gas and oil fields of the Arctic zone of the Russian Federation, a promising region the resource potential of which will not only meet a significant portion of internal and external demand for various types of raw materials and primary energy carriers, but will also bring great economic benefits to subsoil users and the state. The mineral and raw material centers of the Nadym-Purskiy and Pur-Tazovskskiy oil and gas bearing areas are among the most attractive regions of the Arctic zone. It is necessary to develop a scientifically substantiated approach to improve the methods of oil transportation from the field to the existing pipelines. As it is known, the task of increasing the efficiency of pipeline transportation of high-viscosity oil is inseparably connected with solving problems in the field of thermal and hydraulic calculation of pipeline system. The article presents the substantiation of dependencies for hydraulic calculation of pipelines transporting high-viscosity oil exhibiting complex rheological properties. Based on the laws of hydraulics for non-Newtonian fluids, the formulas for calculating head losses for fluids obeying Ostwald's law are proposed, their relationship to the classical equations of hydraulics is shown. The theoretical substantiation of looping installation for increasing the efficiency of pipeline transportation of high-viscosity oil taking into account the received dependences for power fluid is considered.

How to cite: Nikolaev A.K., Zaripova N.А. Substantiation of analytical dependences for hydraulic calculation of high-viscosity oil transportation // Journal of Mining Institute. 2021. Vol. 252. p. 885-895. DOI: 10.31897/PMI.2021.6.10