Experimental Investigation of Oil-in Water Separation Using Corrugated Plates and Optimization of Separation System

Oruç, Mehmet; Yayla, Sedat

doi:10.1080/01496395.2021.1939377

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“…The connection between the experimental results obtained using the sample and the estimated results of the model equation is shown in Figure 7. The obtained experimental results are in good agreement with the results predicted by the optimization model (Oruç & Yayla, 2022). In addition, the compatibility status proves the accuracy of the experimental results obtained (Yılmaz et al, 2021).…”

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“…The basic rule of the oil/water separation unit is the application of the technique of washing. When a large volume of mixture enters the system, the oil phase aggregates at the top and the water phase collects at the bottom (Oruç & Yayla, 2022). After this event, gravitational separation occurs in the region where the oil phase agglomerates, and flotation separation occurs in the region where the water phase is located.…”

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Effects of Corrugated Plates on Separation Performance

Oruç

Yayla

2022

Yüzüncü Yıl Üniversitesi Fen Bilimleri Enstitüsü Dergisi

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There are water, gas and some solid materials in mixtures extracted from underground. The method commonly used for separating the extracted mixtures of crude oil from water is the use of corrugated plates. The plates are used for gravity separation usually. In this study, the effects of three Re numbers of mixtures (3500, 4800, 6100), three values for the ratio of diameter of the hole to the width of the plate (d/w) (0.017, 0.025, 0.033) and three mounting angles of the plates to the separation unit (10, 30, 50 degrees) on the separation performance were investigated. With less experimentation and no impact on separation performance, the optimization process was carried out utilizing the design of Box-Behnken and the Response Surface Method (RSM). In addition, the same system was designed in the Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD) program, and the optimum experiment was carried out numerically. The experimental and numerical results were compatible with one another. The ultimate separation performance was achieved as 99.25% when the mounting angle was 27 degrees, the d/w was 0.029 and the Re number was 4850.

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Effects of Corrugated Plates on Separation Performance

Oruç

Yayla

2022

Yüzüncü Yıl Üniversitesi Fen Bilimleri Enstitüsü Dergisi

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“…As shown in Fig. (19), the separating performance is mainly reflected by the water content of the oil outlet and the removal rate of free water, and the oil-water separation effect under different water content, flow rate, and duration time is compared and analyzed. As shown in Fig.…”

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“…From the point of coalescence and breakup of droplets, Yuan et al [18] considered that droplets with smaller surface tension are suitable for lower separation speed, and separating efficiency can be enhanced by controlling the shape and spacing of wave plates, on the contrary, the speed of droplets with larger surface tension is a convenient way to increase the separating efficiency. Oruç et al [19] experimentally studied the separating of mixtures at different temperatures, taking into account the corrugated plate spacing, shape, and angle, and obtained the highest value of separating efficiency. Yayla et al [20,21] investigated the influence of the Reynolds Number and the configuration of the coalescing plate on the oil-water separation.…”

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Numerical Investigation on Flow-Field Characteristics towards Removal of Free-Water by A Separator with Coalescing Plates

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J. Adv. App. Comput. Math.

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The produced water-containing polymer brings new challenges to oil-water separation in oilfield production, yet separators with coalescing plates to remove free water have been playing an active role. In this paper, the flow-field characteristics of polymer-laden produced water in a separator with coalescing plates are analyzed using computerized mathematical methods to investigate the effects with a water content of 55%, 70%, and 85%, flow rate of 3500 m3/d, 4800 m3/d, and 6000 m3/d, and duration time of 20 min, 40 min, and 60 min on flow-field properties and separating efficiency are studied. The results show that the separating efficiency is positively correlated with water content and duration time, and duration time has the greatest improvement to the separating efficiency, but the enhancement of flow rate may reduce the separating efficiency. It is also observed that the separation efficiency of free-water reached 70.9% and the water content at the oil outlet of the separator reached 20.4% at a duration time of 60 min, when the contained polymer concentration and water content in the oil-water mixture are 500 mg/L and 70%, respectively.

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“…Gravity techniques have wide and varied applications for separating water produced in oil production. The gravity system is economically beneficial, and gravity is the most widely used technique for oil separation in the petroleum industry [16][17][18].…”

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Experimental Analysis of Treatment Performance by Optimization of Effective Parameters on Corrugated Plates Used in Treatment Systems

Oruç¹,

Yayla²

2022

Topical Problems of Fluid Mechanics 2022

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Crude oil, which is brought to the surface from underground with high cost and loss of time, contains water, gas and some solids. The most widely used method for separating the crude oil brought to the earth from water is the separation method, which is one of the gravitational separation methods, using corrugated plates.In this study, 3 different Re numbers (3033.058, 4766.2345, 6499.411) of 1st Processed crude oil sample, the ratio of 3 different hole diameters of the corrugated plates to the plate width (0.018,0.021,0.024) and 3 different mounting angles (0, 25, 50 degrees) parameters were taken into consideration and the effect of the relevant parameters on the separation efficiency was investigated. In order to reduce the number of experiments and save on cost and experiment time, without affecting the probability of finding the highest value of the separation efficiency, the Response Surface Method (RSM) was optimized with the Box-Behnken method and relevant trial designs were created.In line with these experimental designs, the relevant experiments were carried out in duplicate.

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Experimental Investigation of Oil-in Water Separation Using Corrugated Plates and Optimization of Separation System

Cited by 13 publications

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Effects of Corrugated Plates on Separation Performance

Effects of Corrugated Plates on Separation Performance

Numerical Investigation on Flow-Field Characteristics towards Removal of Free-Water by A Separator with Coalescing Plates

Experimental Analysis of Treatment Performance by Optimization of Effective Parameters on Corrugated Plates Used in Treatment Systems

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