Correlations for viscosity on fuel oil dilution

[renatoab]

Hi, everybody,

My name is Renato. I'm a chemical engineer in Brazil.
I'm doing my post-graduation on petroleum refinnig. My project is based on correlations to predict the fuel oil viscosity when diluted with medium distillates.
I found many models based on Viscosity Blending Numbers, such as maxwell's and refutas's. I also found some based on dilution of heavy oils and bitumens, with many equations, such as Lederer.
But I've found little about fuel oil. The only specific article I found is the following:

http://www.scopus.com/scopus/record...D+TITLE-ABS-KEY(viscosity))&relpos=2&relpos=2

Can anyone suggest me something? Any correlation or any article about fuel oil dilution.

Thank you in advance,

Renato

 

[jmw]

The various oil companies (Marine fuels divisions) offer fuel oil blending programs. These calculate the necessary volume or mass ratio in which to blend resid with cuter stocks to obtain any particular property and then also calculate the other properties. Most usually the target value is viscosity but today it could also be sulphur content.

Shell have a program here:

http://www.shell.com/home/content2/marine-en/products_and_services/marine_fuels/bunkercalc.html

Exxon Mobil Marine Fuels also has a program and DNV PS.

You will also find some nomographs and calculations in ASTM D341. (the source of the temperature density relationship commonly used).

I guess the calculation basis is the Wright equation for viscosity, most of the other properties are additive.

PS: Note most of these calculations are two component blends. In some operations, and especially with fuel sulphur having become critical, there are multi-stream blends which require ore complex calculations.


JMW

http://www.ViscoAnalyser.com

 

[samisoa]

I think the best and complete way is to Download from EDonkey or EMule
"API Technical Data Book Petroleum refining " about 1300 pages and you go to Chap ter 11 Viscosity
You can found all about Petroleum Products Physicals and Thermodynamicals Proprieties calculations
It is free on P2P
So long

 

[jmw]

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The source for API documents and standards is

http://www.api.org/

or

http://www.epcon.com/us/index.php?o...try&catid=15:solutions-by-industry&Itemid=101

where you pay for what you need.



JMW

http://www.ViscoAnalyser.com