Model for the calculation of pressure loss through heavy fuel oil transfer pipelines

Authors

  • Hector Luis Laurencio-Alfonso Departamento de Ingeniería Mecánica, Instituto Superior Minero Metalúrgico, Moa
  • Yoalbys Retirado-Mediaceja Departamento de Ingeniería Mecánica. Instituto Superior Minero Metalúrgico, Holguín
  • José A. Falcón-Hernández Universida de Oriente, Santiago de Cuba
  • Olga Pérez-Maliuk Departamento de Ingeniería Mecánica. Instituto Superior Minero Metalúrgico, Moa

Keywords:

heavy fuel oil, rheological behavior, pressure gradient, pipeline transfer

Abstract

Considering the limitations of methodologies and empirical correlations in the evaluation of simultaneous effects produced by viscous and mix strength during the transfer of fluids through pipelines, this article presents the functional relationships that describe the pressure variations for the non-Newtonian fuel oil flowrate. The experimental study was conducted based on a characterization of the rheological behavior of fuel oil and modeling for a pseudoplastic behavior. The resulting model describes temperature changes, viscous friction effects and the effects of blending flow layers; which is therefore the basis of calculation for the selection, evaluation and rationalization of transport of heavy fuel oil by pipelines.

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Author Biographies

Hector Luis Laurencio-Alfonso, Departamento de Ingeniería Mecánica, Instituto Superior Minero Metalúrgico, Moa

Ingeniero mecánico, Master en electormecánica, Depertamento de ingeniería mecánica, Profesor.

Yoalbys Retirado-Mediaceja, Departamento de Ingeniería Mecánica. Instituto Superior Minero Metalúrgico, Holguín

Ingeniero mecánico, Master en electormecánica, Depertamento de ingeniería mecánica, Profesor.

Published

2012-10-01

How to Cite

Laurencio-Alfonso, H. L., Retirado-Mediaceja, Y., Falcón-Hernández, J. A., & Pérez-Maliuk, O. (2012). Model for the calculation of pressure loss through heavy fuel oil transfer pipelines. Minería & Geología, 28(3), 70–86. Retrieved from https://revista.ismm.edu.cu/index.php/revistamg/article/view/310

Issue

Vol. 28 No. 3 (2012): julio-septiembre

Section

Eficiencia energética
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