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Current knowledge and potential applications of cavitation technologies for the petroleum industry
Balasubrahmanyam Avvaru1, Natarajan Venkateswaran1, Parasuveera Uppara1
1Reliance Research and Development Centre, Reliance Corporate Park, Ghansoli, Navi Mumbai 400701, India.
Abstract:
Technologies based on cavitation, produced by either ultrasound or hydrodynamic means, are part of growing literature for individual refinery unit processes. In this review, we have explained the mechanism through which these cavitation technologies intensify individual unit processes such as enhanced oil recovery, demulsification of water in oil emulsions during desalting stage, crude oil viscosity reduction, oxidative desulphurisation/demetallization, and crude oil upgrading. Apart from these refinery processes, applications of this technology are also mentioned for other potential crude oil sources such as oil shale and oil sand extraction. The relative advantages and current situation of each application/process at commercial scale is explained.
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