Viscosity bio reducer Influence in a non-Newtonian fluid horizontal pipeline pressure gradient

Abstract

Due to increased production of heavy and extra heavy crude in Mexico, it has led to the necessity touse chemicals to facilitate the transport in the pipe of our country. Experimental study was conductedto analyze the influence of a viscosity reducer of biological origin (BRV), on the rheological behaviorof heavy oil in the northern region of Mexico, finding that it exhibits a non-Newtonian viscoelasticbehavior, where a concentration increase of BRV leads to a consistency decrease and an increasedflow order, where dilatant behavior was observed in high temperatures. From these results it wasestimated the pressure losses by friction in a horizontal pipe for single phase and two phase flow. Wefound that in all cases the increase in the concentration of BRV reduces these losses.