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COBEM 2017
24th ABCM International Congress of Mechanical Engineering
DEVELOPMENT OF AN APPARATUS FOR PRODUCING WAX DEPOSITION IN PIPE SECTIONS FOR PIGGING TESTS
Submission Author:
GEYDISON GONZAGA DEMETINO , BA
Co-Authors:
GEYDISON GONZAGA DEMETINO, Iuri Muniz Pepe, Ivanoé João Rodowanski, Luiz Carlos Soares Junior
Presenter: GEYDISON GONZAGA DEMETINO
doi://10.26678/ABCM.COBEM2017.COB17-2004
Abstract
This paper presents the development of an experimental apparatus for producing wax deposition in the inner pipe wall for pigging tests. It works through positioning an oil pipe section in a horizontal position under a mechanical structure, the pipe turns with controlled speed with heated oil inserted within. It is equipped with a cooling system in order to maintain the pipe cool. This will generate the temperature differential between the oil and the pipe wall, which is the main factor of causing wax deposition. The equipment counts on a data acquisition system and temperature sensors for monitoring the oil and pipe wall temperatures. According to the temperature values it was possible to observe the gradient temperature between the oil and the pipe wall and the instant which the oil was totally deposited in the inner pipe wall. It was also possible to investigate the temperature gradient influence in the deposition thickness.The apparatus can produce uniform deposits with different thickness and it represents a new tool for producing wax deposition in pipe sections used to test the pipeline cleaning devices mainly the PIGs ones
Keywords
Wax deposition, PIG, Pipeline
