NMR-Based Crude Oil Analysis System for Inline Viscosity Reduction
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Solution Overview
Problem
Current technologies lack industrial-scale, inline, and online accurate NMR-based systems for crude oil enhancement, which is essential for improving the properties of crude oil, particularly in reducing viscosity and separating hydrocarbons from matrices like sand or rock.
Innovation Solution
An NMR-based system integrated with a crude oil enhancement system (COES) that includes NMR devices for time and batch-resolved analysis, rheological profiling, and crude oil cracking, utilizing components like electric inducers, electromagnetic vibrators, and radiofrequency emitters to enhance crude oil properties and separate hydrocarbons, with a computer-readable medium for data storage and comparison.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Productivity
If conventional NMR systems are used for crude oil analysis, then basic analysis is possible, but industrial-scale inline analysis with real-time capability is not achieved
Solution Approach 1:
The NMR system is divided into multiple independent probes that can be distributed throughout the crude oil processing system. Each probe operates independently to provide localized real-time analysis, enabling industrial-scale deployment without requiring a single complex centralized system.
Solution Approach 2:
The NMR probes are designed to perform multiple functions including viscosity measurement, hydrocarbon characterization, and process monitoring simultaneously. This multi-functionality reduces the need for separate specialized equipment while achieving comprehensive real-time analysis capability.
2Reliability
If crude oil enhancement processes are implemented, then viscosity reduction and hydrocarbon separation improve, but process complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The NMR probes provide real-time feedback on crude oil properties during enhancement processing. This feedback enables automatic adjustment of processing parameters, improving reliability while reducing the need for complex manual control systems through closed-loop automation.
Solution Approach 2:
The enhancement system utilizes the crude oil itself as both the material being processed and the medium for NMR analysis. The system monitors and adjusts based on the oil's own properties, reducing the need for external reference systems and simplifying overall process complexity.
Applied Scientific Principles
This section explains which scientific principles are used to turn an abstract innovation direction into a practical engineering solution.
Function Achieved in This Case
Enables accurate, real-time analysis and enhancement of crude oil properties, effectively reducing viscosity and separating hydrocarbons, leading to improved crude oil quality and efficiency in refining processes.
Implementation Method 1
NMR-based system comprises at least one NMR device configured for providing time and/or batch resolved NMR analysis and/or crude oil rheological profile
Implementation Method 2
COES comprises one or more crude oil cracking modules, selected from a group consisting of electric inducer, electromagnetic or mechanical vibrator, particle radiation emitter, gases super-heater in electric arcs, sonicator, ultrasound vibrations generator, radiofrequency emitter
Implementation Method 3
low frequency acoustic sonication refer hereinafter inter alia and in a non-limiting manner to methods whereby a material is subjected to low frequency acoustic vibration
Implementation Method 4
Sonication is the act of applying sound energy to agitate particles in a sample
Implementation Method 5
radiofrequency emitter (e.g., RF radiation having a frequency between 0.1 MHz to 300 MHz)
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AI summary
An NMR-based system (10) to analyze one or more of the following: (i) crude oil property, (ii) crude oil rheology of crude oil, comprising an NMR device (11) for providing time and/or batch resolved NMR analysis and/or crude oil rheological profile, said NMR having a crude oil inflow pipe (13), and is in a fluid connection (14) with a crude oil refinery facility (12); wherein said system further comprising a computer readable medium configured to store a retrievable crude oil NMR analysis and/or crude oil rheological profile of a desired crude oil product (standard crude oil product, SCOP), thereby providing said system means to compare NMR analysis and/or crude oil rheological profile of said SCOP with said time or batch resolved crude oil.