The purpose of desalination in production units is to separate salt and water from the flow of crude oil in order to prevent corrosion and damage to facilities. In this study, the effect of effective parameters including temperature, demulsifier injection rate, dilution water injection rate and desalting device voltage on the efficiency of the desalination process of crude oil by electrostatic method to reach optimal conditions (Reaching the amount of salt and water in oil to less than 10 pounds per thousand barrels and 0.1 percent by volume, respectively) has been investigated. An increase in oil temperature causes a decrease in viscosity and accelerates the desalination process, and in this study, the optimum value was obtained at 48 degrees Celsius. Injection of demulsifier at the rate of 40 ppm and diluting water at the rate of 3% by volume of oil is necessary to achieve the highest separation efficiency. By applying 20 Kv of direct current in the desalination plant, the lowest amount of salt and energy consumption can be achieved.
Mehdizadeh, H. (2024). Investigation and optimization of key parameters in the process of separating salt from crude oil by electrostatic method. Iranian Chemical Engineering Journal, (), -. doi: 10.22034/ijche.2024.404817.1330
MLA
Hamid Mehdizadeh. "Investigation and optimization of key parameters in the process of separating salt from crude oil by electrostatic method". Iranian Chemical Engineering Journal, , , 2024, -. doi: 10.22034/ijche.2024.404817.1330
HARVARD
Mehdizadeh, H. (2024). 'Investigation and optimization of key parameters in the process of separating salt from crude oil by electrostatic method', Iranian Chemical Engineering Journal, (), pp. -. doi: 10.22034/ijche.2024.404817.1330
VANCOUVER
Mehdizadeh, H. Investigation and optimization of key parameters in the process of separating salt from crude oil by electrostatic method. Iranian Chemical Engineering Journal, 2024; (): -. doi: 10.22034/ijche.2024.404817.1330
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