Improved Correlations for Prediction of Viscosity of Iranian Crude Oils

doi:10.1016/S1004-9541(14)60017-3

Chinese Journal of Chemical Engineering ›› 2014, Vol. 22 ›› Issue (3): 346-354.DOI: 10.1016/S1004-9541(14)60017-3

Improved Correlations for Prediction of Viscosity of Iranian Crude Oils

Majid Taghizadeh, Mehdi Eftekhari

Chemical Engineering Department, Babol University of Technology, Babol 4714871167, Iran

收稿日期:2012-06-19 修回日期:2013-01-15 出版日期:2014-03-28 发布日期:2014-03-05
通讯作者: Majid Taghizadeh

Improved Correlations for Prediction of Viscosity of Iranian Crude Oils

Majid Taghizadeh, Mehdi Eftekhari

Chemical Engineering Department, Babol University of Technology, Babol 4714871167, Iran

Received:2012-06-19 Revised:2013-01-15 Online:2014-03-28 Published:2014-03-05
Contact: Majid Taghizadeh

摘要/Abstract

摘要： Empirical equations for predicting the viscosity of Iranian crude oils above, at and below the bubble-point pressure were developed based on pressure-volume-temperature (PVT) data of 57 bottom hole samples collected from central, southern and offshore oil fields of Iran. Both statistical and graphical techniques were employed to evaluate these equations compared with other empirical correlations. The results show that the developed correlations present better accuracy and performance for predicting the viscosity of Iranian crude oils than those correlations in literature.

关键词: viscosity correlations, pressure-volume-temperature (PVT) data, viscosity prediction, Iranian crude oils

Abstract: Empirical equations for predicting the viscosity of Iranian crude oils above, at and below the bubble-point pressure were developed based on pressure-volume-temperature (PVT) data of 57 bottom hole samples collected from central, southern and offshore oil fields of Iran. Both statistical and graphical techniques were employed to evaluate these equations compared with other empirical correlations. The results show that the developed correlations present better accuracy and performance for predicting the viscosity of Iranian crude oils than those correlations in literature.

Key words: viscosity correlations, pressure-volume-temperature (PVT) data, viscosity prediction, Iranian crude oils

Majid Taghizadeh, Mehdi Eftekhari. Improved Correlations for Prediction of Viscosity of Iranian Crude Oils[J]. Chinese Journal of Chemical Engineering, 2014, 22(3): 346-354.

Majid Taghizadeh, Mehdi Eftekhari. Improved Correlations for Prediction of Viscosity of Iranian Crude Oils[J]. Chin.J.Chem.Eng., 2014, 22(3): 346-354.

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