张汛, 黄启玉, 高雪冬, 张雨, 朱祥瑞, 张东旭. 蜡沉积物固相蜡浓度模型的建立[J]. 油气储运, 2022, 41(3): 332-338. DOI: 10.6047/j.issn.1000-8241.2022.03.012
引用本文: 张汛, 黄启玉, 高雪冬, 张雨, 朱祥瑞, 张东旭. 蜡沉积物固相蜡浓度模型的建立[J]. 油气储运, 2022, 41(3): 332-338. DOI: 10.6047/j.issn.1000-8241.2022.03.012
ZHANG Xun, HUANG Qiyu, GAO Xuedong, ZHANG Yu, ZHU Xiangrui, ZHANG Dongxu. Modeling of solid wax content in wax deposits[J]. Oil & Gas Storage and Transportation, 2022, 41(3): 332-338. DOI: 10.6047/j.issn.1000-8241.2022.03.012
Citation: ZHANG Xun, HUANG Qiyu, GAO Xuedong, ZHANG Yu, ZHU Xiangrui, ZHANG Dongxu. Modeling of solid wax content in wax deposits[J]. Oil & Gas Storage and Transportation, 2022, 41(3): 332-338. DOI: 10.6047/j.issn.1000-8241.2022.03.012

蜡沉积物固相蜡浓度模型的建立

Modeling of solid wax content in wax deposits

  • 摘要: 近50年来, 原油管道蜡沉积问题一直是流动保障较为关心的问题之一。为准确定量表征蜡沉积物中固相蜡浓度随温度的变化关系, 在蜡沉积物析蜡特性的基础上, 建立由析出焓、析出熵表示的蜡沉积物固相蜡浓度模型; 依据van’t Hoff方程, 进一步推导出由结晶活化能表示的蜡沉积物固相蜡浓度模型, 有助于理解蜡晶析出过程。将模型计算结果与现场管道蜡沉积物的实验结果进行对比, 采用不同油蜡比例的实验蜡沉积物进行模型拟合, 对模型进行验证。基于固相蜡浓度模型, 探究不同影响因素对蜡沉积物蜡晶析出过程的作用机理。结果表明: 冷却速率和蜡沉积物的碳数组成均通过改变结晶自由能来影响蜡沉积物中正构烷烃的析出过程。该模型可以很好地描述蜡沉积物固相蜡浓度随温度的变化关系, 为蜡沉积物强度研究奠定了理论基础, 并具有在原油管道清管技术领域推广应用的价值。

     

    Abstract: The problem of wax deposition in crude oil pipelines is one of the important concerns for flow assurance in recent 50 years. Herein, the solid wax content in wax deposit was modeled with the precipitation enthalpy and precipitation entropy based on the wax precipitation characteristics to characterize accurately and quantitatively the change of solid wax content with temperature. Meanwhile, the solid wax content model expressed by crystallization activation energy of wax deposits was further derived according to the van't Hoff equation, which is helpful to understanding the precipitation process of wax crystal. In addition, the model was validated by comparing the model's calculation results with the experimental results of field pipeline wax deposits and using the experimental wax deposits at different oil-wax ratios to fit the model. Moreover, the mechanism of different influencing factors acting on the precipitation process of wax crystal in wax deposits was investigated on the basis of the solid wax content model. The results show that both the cooling rate and the carbon number-based composition of wax deposits affect the precipitation process of n-alkanes in wax deposit by changing the free energy of crystallization. Generally, the model can well describe the change of solid wax content in wax deposit with temperature, thus laying a theoretical foundation for the study of the strength of wax deposits and having the value for application in the field of pigging technology for crude oil pipelines.

     

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