Experimental and numerical study on direct electrical heating for plug removal of subsea waxy crude pipelines
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DOI: 10.1016/j.ijheatmasstransfer.2019.118489
Abstract: Abstract Subsea pipeline of waxy crude oil may face a high risk of the wax plug during shut down or pigging. Direct Electrical Heating (DEH) technology is expected to be an efficient and convenient way… read more here.
Keywords: heating; plug; subsea; direct electrical ... See more keywords
Estimating Wax Plug Transportation Force in Crude Oil Pipeline Pigging
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DOI: 10.1021/acs.energyfuels.9b04466
Abstract: Wax plug growth in pipeline pigging significantly impacts the crude oil transportation, even resulting in a wax blockage accident of pipeline. A pigging facility was constructed to conduct the pigg... read more here.
Keywords: wax plug; crude oil; pipeline pigging; pipeline ... See more keywords