This paper investigates the problem of destroying highly stable water-in-oil emulsions. The high stability of water-inoil emulsions is primarily caused by the presence of heavy, high-molecular-weight polar components in oil that envelope water droplets and that prevent these droplets from combining (coalescing). Using conventional techniques in this case yields no positive results. Employing electromagnetic energy is one way to address this problem. This paper presents the results of experimental studies of the effects of radio frequency and microwave radiation on water-in-oil emulsion samples. In addition to the experimental research, a mathematical model is proposed that describes the effect of electromagnetic radiation on water-in-oil emulsions.
The problem of water-in-oil emulsion destruction is related to many technological processes in the oil-and-gas industry, especially in extracting and processing of oil, preparation and transportation of oil, and liquidation/recycling of oil-sludge barns. High stability of water-in-oil emulsions is principally conditioned by the presence in oils of heavy high-molecular polar components that envelope water droplets and prevent coalescence of these droplets. Using conventional techniques to destroy the emulsions yields no positive results. Employing electromagnetic field energy is one of the ways to address this problem. The paper presents the results of an experimental study of the water-in-oil emulsion destruction in radio-frequency and microwave electromagnetic fields. A mathematical model is also proposed to describe the process of electromagnetic impact on water-in-oil emulsions.
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