The Effect of Crude Oil Type on Evaporation Loss From Khark Island Storage Tanks

Evaporation loss is a natural process that causes pollution of the environment and a significant effect on crude oil quality. The aim of the present work was to determine the evaporation rates from external floating storage tanks and to study the evaporation loss on various types of crude oil. In th...

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Published in:Petroleum science and technology 2013-04, Vol.31 (8), p.866-879
Main Authors: Farzaneh-Gord, M., Nabati, Amin, Rasekh, A., Saadat-Targhi, M.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Applied sciences
Crude oil
Crude oil, natural gas and petroleum products
Energy
Evaporation
evaporation loss
Evaporation rate
Exact sciences and technology
Fuels
Islands
Khark Island
Petroleum products, gas and fuels. Motor fuels, lubricants and asphalts
Pollution abatement
Processing of crude oil and oils from shales and tar sands. Processes. Equipment. Refinery and treatment units
Reid vapor pressure
storage tank
Storage tanks
Tanks
Vapor pressure
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Summary:Evaporation loss is a natural process that causes pollution of the environment and a significant effect on crude oil quality. The aim of the present work was to determine the evaporation rates from external floating storage tanks and to study the evaporation loss on various types of crude oil. In this study a numerical model/scheme was developed for estimating the temperature and evaporation loss of the storage tank with respect to time. Estimated values of tank temperature are further validated with experimental values for varied time zone of a day. In this study five different types of crude oil were taken and found that evaporation is directly proportional to the Reid vapor pressure and as Reid vapor pressure increases, the evaporation loss increases as well.
ISSN:1091-6466
1532-2459
DOI:10.1080/10916466.2010.521785