Potential of surfactant as anti-shear additive for DRA of oil

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10.2991/iwmecs-15.2015.73How to use a DOI?

Keywords

surfactant, drag reduction, anti-shear.

Abstract

Poly-olefin as drag reduce agent lost most of drag reduction capacity by shear degradation. The surfactant also was used as DRA, known to possess drag reduction and shear stability as formed reversible micelles. Combining poly -olefin and surfactant, the potential of surfactant as DRA anti-shear additives were investigated in research. Four DRA samples with surfactant were prepared, drag reduction and anti-shear performance were analyzed through experimental loop. It was shown adding surfactant could reinforce the drag reduction, caused by surfactant micelle drag reduction effect. Simultaneously, surfactant could also improve shear stability of Poly-olefin, No.5 sample left 40% drag reduction capacity. This could be explained that poly-olefin and surfactant formed microstructure by interaction, surfactant micelles could protect poly -olefin through reversible structure, and shown shear resistance. Surfactant could be a potential anti-shear additive for DRA of oil.

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© 2015, the Authors. Published by Atlantis Press.

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TY  - CONF
AU  - Xiaodong Dai
AU  - Guoping Li
AU  - Jingmiao Li
AU  - Yanping Xin
AU  - Guanghui Yang
AU  - Yanzong Zhang
PY  - 2015/10
DA  - 2015/10
TI  - Potential of surfactant as anti-shear additive for DRA of oil
BT  - Proceedings of the 2015 2nd International Workshop on Materials Engineering and Computer Sciences
PB  - Atlantis Press
SP  - 366
EP  - 369
SN  - 2352-538X
UR  - https://doi.org/10.2991/iwmecs-15.2015.73
DO  - 10.2991/iwmecs-15.2015.73
ID  - Dai2015/10
ER  -