Experimental Study of Friction Factor for Iraqi Crude Oil by Using Nano-Al2O3  as Drag Reduction Agent (DRA)

Thamer Jasim Mohammed; Saad Nahi Saleh and Huda Kadhim Hassan

doi:10.17485/ijst/2019/v12i33/146449

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Experimental Study of Friction Factor for Iraqi Crude Oil by Using Nano-Al2O3 as Drag Reduction Agent (DRA)

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Indian Journal of Science and Technology

DOI: 10.17485/ijst/2019/v12i33/146449

Year: 2019, Volume: 12, Issue: 33, Pages: 1-4

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Experimental Study of Friction Factor for Iraqi Crude Oil by Using Nano-Al2O3 as Drag Reduction Agent (DRA)

Thamer Jasim Mohammed^*, Saad Nahi Saleh and Huda Kadhim Hassan

Department of Chemical Engineering, University of Technology, Baghdad-Iraq; [email protected], [email protected], [email protected]

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Thamer Jasim Mohammed
Department of Chemical Engineering, University of Technology, Baghdad-Iraq;
[email protected]

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Abstract

Objectives: The aim of the present work is to study the effect of adding Nano-Al₂O₃ on the experimental friction factor and pressure drop for Iraqi crude oil. Methods/Statistical Analysis: The effect of three pipe diameters (0.5, 0.75 and 1 inch), five values of Reynolds number and Nano-Al₂O₃concentration (0.002–0.01 wt %) on the friction factor were studied. Findings: The results illustrated that the friction factor is generally decreased with increasing of Nano-Al₂O₃concentration and crude oil flow rate. Application/Improvements: There is very low available literature on the drag reduction process by using Nano-Al₂O₃ as drag reduction agent for Iraqi crude oil.