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Base of Crude Oil
Base of Crude Oil
Some authors have referred the naphthenic base as asphaltic base. The name
naphthenic is more convincing as it represents the homologous series whereas
asphalt is a polymeric condensed material having very high carbon to hydrogen
ratio of no equable nature of general formula.
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Classification Methods:
2 √
ᵒ
R
Where;
Tb : is molal average boiling point ( MABP)
ₒ ₒ
SG: is the specific gravity at 60 F or 15 C
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ᵒ
If Tb in R units then K-values
2- Correlation Index(C.I)
Like (C.F) related to boiling point and gravity
Where;
ₒ
Tb is the molal average boiling point ( K)
ₒ
SG is the specific gravity at 60 F
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All temperatures in ᵒF
Hint: if there are atmospheric pressure and vacuum pressure., then it must
correct the true boiling temperatures (TBP) under vacuum pressure to
atmospheric pressure.
2. Calculate (the 10 to 90% slope) of the whole curve:
(TMABP=TVABP-∆T)
To calculate ∆T:
Some times given as value such : 120 ᵒF or 90 ᵒF or ....etc.
Some times given as relation such:
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4. Constract a spg mid percent curve and evaluate the spg for the
whole crude.
5. K is found as a function of TMABP and spg.
Ex.1 Evaluate the base of crude oil, which has Tb =450 ᵒF and Spgavg.= 0.85?
Ex.2 For 100 barrels (API Gravity 36.3) of Whole crude Oil, the TBP Data
TBP, ºF 32 577 211 677 768 165 326 717 819 798
Vol. %. 5 10 20 30 40 50 60 70 80 71
Solution
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2. Evaluate the crude oil given in table below by K-factor method, 𝞓T using
fig.(10).
0 40 ----
20 200 40
40 280 35
68 330 30
80 410 26
90 500 25
95 520 20
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Compute the spg of a 41.4 API (0.8183 spg) mixed base crude oil from the
spg mid percent
Solution:
( )
Spg of C.O =
= 0.8171
Computed Sp.gr = 0. 8171, Actual Sp.gr = 0.8183 reasonable check (good for most
engineer design work), See fig (7).
Fig (7): Gravity mid per cent curve. (From, Nelson, W. L, 1958)
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