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Application of Vapex Process for Light Crude Oil

descriptionPublicationkeyboard_double_arrow_right Article , Journal 28 Nov 2007 Turkey Publisher:Informa UK LimitedJournal:Energy Sources, Part A: Recovery, Utilization, and Environmental Effects, volume 30, pages 20-26 (issn: 1556-7036, eissn: 1556-7230,

Authors: Kök, Mustafa Verşan; Yildirim, Y.; Akın, Serhat;

doi: 10.1080/15567030601100589

handle: 11511/41254

Application of Vapex Process for Light Crude Oil

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Abstract

The objective of this study is to investigate the applicability of Vapex process on Garzan crude oil. Experiments were performed with Hele-Shaw cell using two different solvents (propane and butane) at three different injection rates (20, 40, and 80 ml/min). For both Vapex solvents, oil production rates increased with injection rates for Garzan crude oil. Instantaneous asphaltene rate for Garzan oil showed fluctuated performance with propane solvent. Butane showed almost constant degree of asphaltene precipitation. For asphaltene precipitation, propane gave better results than butane in almost all injection rates for Garzan crude oil.

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Turkey

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Middle East Technical University
Turkey
Middle East Technical University
Turkey

Keywords

Fuel Technology, Nuclear Energy and Engineering, Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment, Energy Engineering and Power Technology

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