استخدام تقنية الفاصل الهلامي في نقل المنتجات النفطية على التسلل عبر خط الأنابيب المشترك بانياس-حمص

الملخص EN

The object of this research is reducing trans-mixes, formed during oil products batching through multiple pipeline (Banyas-Homs), by forming a gel pig and sending it at the contact zone between products through the pipeline to substitute the traditional mechanical pig and prevent mixing.

The desired gel pig was obtained starting from a completely soluble polymer in water with a suitable cross-linker.

The rheological properties of the obtained gel pig was investigated in an experimental station designed especially for the research that simulates the profile of the pipeline and subject it to the maximum operating encountered conditions as temperature, pressure and working period.

Certainty was made, as a result of the research, of the pig ability of keeping its elasticity during the working period and keeping the ability of separating different liquids in addition to its immovability with oil products that it will be in a direct contact with during working period.

The suggested gel pig is considered as a good solution to the problem of transmixing during oil products batching, thus limiting the loss of trans-mix reprocessing expense and limiting the downgrading of clean oil products because of mixing trans-mixes with them as a solution to get rid of them.