FLO FUSION 4000
Pipeline Booster
Applications
• Crude oil
Features and benefits
• Organic based
–– Mild odor
• Higher maximum achievable drag
reduction
–– Increases pipeline throughput at the
same operating pressure
–– Reduces pipeline pressure while
maintaining flow rate
–– Enables shutdown of intermediate
pump stations
• Rapid dissolution
–– Provides maximum drag reduction
benefits in the pipelines treated
• High activity
–– Minimizes product consumption and
handling
• Handling
–– Provides free-flowing, liquid-like
handling down to -22°F (-30°C)
–– Good-temperature stability
–– Does not need a temperature-
controlled environment
–– Can be stored outside preferably in
covered area out of direct sunlight
Increase pipeline throughput and
reduce frictional pressure loss
Application
barrel of fluid treated [0.378 to 3.78 L per
Baker Hughes, a GE company (BHGE) offers
the FLOTM FUSION 4000 pipeline booster 158 m3]). The treatment level is dependent
to help reduce frictional pressure loss and upon throughput requirements, fluid
increase throughput in crude oil pipelines properties, and pipeline hydraulics.
that are restricted by pump capacity or
operating pressure limits. The pipeline
booster is an organic, carrier-based, slurry
Safety and handling
Before handling, storage or use, review the
drag reducer that is nonflammable
Safety Data Sheet (SDS) for guidance.
and non-aqueous.
It features a fast-dissolving, ultrahigh
molecular weight copolymer that allows
Typical properties
the additive to deliver a high level of drag
reduction. It dissolves in hydrocarbon fluid Appearance Beige slurry
and maintains robust performance in the
Specific gravity
pipeline. The active polymer does not coat ~0.87
at 60°F (15.6°C)
the pipeline wall and does not adversely
affect the hydrocarbon fluids being treated. Typical density ~7.36 lbm/US gal
However, it will shear degrade to lower at 60°F (15.5°C) (866.76 kg/m3)
molecular weight after passing through
mainline pumps or other regions of Flash Point >155°F (>68°C)
high shear. Freezing Point < -40°F (-40°C)
FLO FUSION 4000 pipeline booster is
Boiling Point 336°F (169°C)
pumped into the pipeline using an injection
module consisting of a high-pressure, Viscosity
2600 cP
adjustable rate pump, a flow meter, and at 77°F (25°C)
other instrumentation. This additive is
Vapor Pressure
injected downstream of mainline pumps at 0.14 mmHg (20°C)
at 77°F (25°C)
a typical treatment level of 2 ppm to 20 ppm
(approximately 0.1 to 1.0 gal per 1,000
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