CRUDE OIL BURNING
CRUDE OIL BURNING
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Hi to everybody.
I'm doing a feasibility study concerning the possibility of burning directly crude oil as it is(or crude oil with the minimum possible treatment) to preoduce electric energy.
I'm trying to identify if there are machines (internal combustion engines I suppose or similar) able to do that.
Any suggestion?
Thanks in advance and regards
lottol
I'm doing a feasibility study concerning the possibility of burning directly crude oil as it is(or crude oil with the minimum possible treatment) to preoduce electric energy.
I'm trying to identify if there are machines (internal combustion engines I suppose or similar) able to do that.
Any suggestion?
Thanks in advance and regards
lottol





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Big marine diesels burn oil that comes from pretty low in the distallation process. Some I think will burn "bunker crude".
Why are you limiting your search to IC engines?
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Any technology can be analyzed... any suggestion apart ICEs?
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Kerosine is probably the first and cheapest fuel extracted, the other hydrocarbons are built up from the various CxHy. Typically most petroleum finds come with a gas cap such as methane or propane, it is a varous mix also known as Marsh Gas. This is blead off or returned to the formation in order to keep the pressures up.
As the ground water table rises, the petroleum becomes more sour which indicates the presence of H2S. This can be flaired off, hence the pollution causing atmospheric agents the enviro-Nazi movement, global warming, etc are bitching about. In Alberta, a secondary industry for removal of sulfer using scrubbers has provided this for various pharmacy, steel making markets.
But in general, crude is a source for alternate higher grade fuels. Burning it directly requires elevated heat sources and given that, it would burn poorly. When refined, it produces the various grades of petroleum products, hence the refinery business.
Turbines typically on site use the gas cap or methane/propane fuels as their source of electrical generating energy. These are finds together with the strike in the oilfield.
Hope this helps.
Kenneth J Hueston, PEng
Principal
Sturni-Hueston Engineering Inc
Edmonton, Alberta Canada
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This is what you would be doing trying to burn crude oil. I agree with past comments regarding the impurities which make this process impractical.
Kenneth J Hueston, PEng
Principal
Sturni-Hueston Engineering Inc
Edmonton, Alberta Canada
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Burn crude oil...produce heat..heat makes steam...steam powers turbine...turbine turns generator
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Will you be ever allowed to undertake such an exercise except in dark African continent.
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Now involved in a similar power plant but a different location.
Do you have any specific questions.
athomas236
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Thanks a lot!
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Sorry if I caused any confusion. The project I am involved in is a conventional 300MWe plant burning crude oil. So we have the usual crude oil storage tanks etc.
athomas236
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Anyway thanks for your help...
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There are quite a few diesel engine plants in Equador and Sudan oil fields burning crude oil after minimal treatment, but the crude is actually nicer than a lot of HFO grades I've worked with...
Rolls Royce engines (4012's) are also out there running on crude oil.
Got an analysis you can give us?
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Thanks in advance.
Lottol
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By the way Wartsila have had significant problems burning crude. Their engines are fine on it but the HP fuel system is another matter....
I believe there is also a conventional thermal (700MW) plant about to begin construction in Saudi using boilers and steam turbines on crude oil. I assume it is nice sweet crude and/or they have FGD etc!
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Doug