Description
Flow assurance is critical for effective design and operation of hydrocarbon production and transmission systems. The aim is to ensure safe and economical flow of hydrocarbon fluids from the source to the markets. As future development of hydrocarbon resources moves into more challenging environments, the importance of flow assurance is becoming more asserted.Written by an internationally recognized team of experts, Flow Assurance in Pipelines: A Reference Guide is a unique, well-researched, and comprehensive work in the flow assurance discipline that addresses the stages of a flow assurance study and identifies how they relate to the pipeline system design and operation. This book is a fundamental resource for flow assurance engineers, pipeline engineers, operators, and production chemists, providing a detailed explanation of basic flow assurance issues that can arise in the pipeline systems and discusses practical methods to solve those issues, safely and cost effectively.- Provides a systematic understanding of the concept of flow assurance- Discusses flow assurance challenges in pipelines and how to overcome them- Reviews latest flow assurance technologies, engineering principles, and practices- Describes the best operating philosophies of pipeline systems to minimize flow assurance risks- Explores sustainable pipeline applications in the transition to a low-carbon economy
Table of Contents
Part I - Fundamentals1. Pipeline Transportation of Hydrocarbons2. PVT and Phase Behavior of Petroleum Fluids3. Hydrocarbon Flow4. Flow Assurance ConceptPart II - Fluid Related Risks5. Hydrates6. Petroleum Waxes7. Asphaltene8. Scale9. Naphthenates and CarboxylatesPart III - Flow Related Risks10. Flow Stability11. Flow Integrity12. Flow Deliverability13. Pipeline Operations Guidelines14. The Role of Pipelines in DecarbonizationAppendix A – Critical Properties Estimation MethodsAppendix B. Goossens Correlation for Molecular Weight MeasurementAppendix C. Acentric Factor Estimation MethodsAppendix D. PNA Based Estimation MethodsAppendix E. Splitting SchemesAppendix F. Whitson Lumping SchemeAppendix G. Flow Assurance Software Tools
