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The reduction in viscosity of crude oil due to magnetic field and its subsequent recovery after certain time is an important method of paraffin wax deposition control. It is less energy-intensive than the commonly used heating method. Three crude oils with varying wax content were subjected to magnetic fields of strengths 1000, 3000, 6000 and 9000 gauss for one minute. Reduction in viscosity of the samples was recorded instantaneously. Thereafter the viscosity readings were taken at regular intervals of time and the trend for recovery of viscosity to its original value was observed. Investigations were performed with respect to changes in magnetic field on crude oils having different wax content. It was found that more was the initial reduction, slower was the regain of viscosity. A possible mechanism for recovery of viscosity has also been discussed. The knowledge of recovery trend would help the flow assurance engineer to predict the optimum number of pumping stations thereby conserving energy.
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Kulkarni, A.D., Wani, K.S. (2021). Investigations on Recovery of Apparent Viscosity of Crude Oil After Magnetic Fluid Conditioning. In: Bose, M., Modi, A. (eds) Proceedings of the 7th International Conference on Advances in Energy Research. Springer Proceedings in Energy. Springer, Singapore. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-15-5955-6_29
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