Transient Cooling of Waxy Crude Oil in a Floating Roof Tank
Joint Authors
Wei, Lixin
Dong, Hang
Liu, Yang
Zhao, Jian
Source
Journal of Applied Mathematics
Issue
Vol. 2014, Issue 2014 (31 Dec. 2014), pp.1-12, 12 p.
Publisher
Hindawi Publishing Corporation
Publication Date
2014-06-05
Country of Publication
Egypt
No. of Pages
12
Main Subjects
Abstract EN
The transient cooling of waxy crude oil stored in a floating roof tank located in alpine region is studied by means of numerical simulation, accomplished with a two-dimensional model in cylindrical coordinates with the finite volumes method.
The typical evolution of transient natural convection and temperature distribution is investigated which can be divided into four stages.
For the transient natural convection, it is concluded as the formation, expansion, degradation, and vanishing stage, along with it is the evolution of temperature field regarded as the local cooling, integral cooling, the thermal stratification, and heat conduction course.
Special attention is given to the solidified process of waxy oil and its influence on the cooling process of crude oil.
Moreover, the effect of tank size, the temperature gradient between oil and ambient, viscosity, and Cp of waxy crude oil on the cooling rate is investigated.
The main characteristic of cooling process obtained from numerical results shows a good agreement with the temperature test results from a large floating tank in the oil depot.
American Psychological Association (APA)
Zhao, Jian& Liu, Yang& Wei, Lixin& Dong, Hang. 2014. Transient Cooling of Waxy Crude Oil in a Floating Roof Tank. Journal of Applied Mathematics،Vol. 2014, no. 2014, pp.1-12.
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Modern Language Association (MLA)
Zhao, Jian…[et al.]. Transient Cooling of Waxy Crude Oil in a Floating Roof Tank. Journal of Applied Mathematics No. 2014 (2014), pp.1-12.
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American Medical Association (AMA)
Zhao, Jian& Liu, Yang& Wei, Lixin& Dong, Hang. Transient Cooling of Waxy Crude Oil in a Floating Roof Tank. Journal of Applied Mathematics. 2014. Vol. 2014, no. 2014, pp.1-12.
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Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references
Record ID
BIM-475060