F-6 The Fouling Characteristics of a Crude Oil

J. G. Knudsen, W. A. Ebert, and S. K. Goyal

1993

The Fouling Characteristics of a Crude Oil describes the results of an extensive investigation of one sample of a desalted crude oil provided by Amoco Oil Company.

This report discusses three areas of investigation regarding the crude oil:

• Determination of the threshold surface temperature at which fouling will occur for a given fluid velocity
• Investigation of salt precipitation mechanisms in wet crude oil
• Determination of the effect of heater surface condition and material on fouling characteristics