Determination of Limiting Heat Flux for The Inception of Nucleate Boiling Regime for Crude Oils

Authors

  • Obaid ur Rehman Department of Chemical Engineering, Universiti Teknologi PETRONAS, 32610 Seri Iskandar, Perak, Malaysia
  • Marappa Gounder Ramasamy Department of Chemical Engineering, Universiti Teknologi PETRONAS, 32610 Seri Iskandar, Perak, Malaysia
  • Nor Erniza M Rozali Department of Chemical Engineering, Universiti Teknologi PETRONAS, 32610 Seri Iskandar, Perak, Malaysia
  • Umesh B. Deshannavar Chemical Engineering Department, KLE Dr. M. S. Sheshgiri College of Engineering and Technology, Udyambag, Belgaum 590008, Karnataka, India

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.37934/arfmts.85.2.115127

Keywords:

Crude oil fouling, limiting heat flux, forced convective heat transfer, nucleate boiling, prediction model

Abstract

Finding the limiting heat flux above which nucleate boiling starts and below which forced convective heat transfer exists is a crucial task for the accuracy of results from crude oil fouling tests. In this study, crude oils from two sources were tested at bulk temperatures of 100, 120 and 140 °C and different velocities. Heat transfer coefficient increased gradually with bulk temperature indicated lowering of the viscosity at high temperatures which promoted turbulence and enhanced heat transfer. The velocity effects were similar to that of bulk temperatures on maximum heat transfer coefficient while less heat flux was required to achieve the same surface temperature at lower velocities. Deshannavar and Ramasamy’s model to predict maximum heat flux was compared with experimental results and a poor estimation was observed for the crude oils tested.

Author Biographies

Obaid ur Rehman, Department of Chemical Engineering, Universiti Teknologi PETRONAS, 32610 Seri Iskandar, Perak, Malaysia

obaid_19000977@utp.edu.my

Marappa Gounder Ramasamy, Department of Chemical Engineering, Universiti Teknologi PETRONAS, 32610 Seri Iskandar, Perak, Malaysia

marappagounder@utp.edu.my

Nor Erniza M Rozali, Department of Chemical Engineering, Universiti Teknologi PETRONAS, 32610 Seri Iskandar, Perak, Malaysia

erniza.rozali@utp.edu.my

Umesh B. Deshannavar, Chemical Engineering Department, KLE Dr. M. S. Sheshgiri College of Engineering and Technology, Udyambag, Belgaum 590008, Karnataka, India

deshannavar@gmail.com

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2021-08-09

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Obaid ur Rehman, Ramasamy, M. G. ., M Rozali, N. E. ., & Umesh B. Deshannavar. (2021). Determination of Limiting Heat Flux for The Inception of Nucleate Boiling Regime for Crude Oils. Journal of Advanced Research in Fluid Mechanics and Thermal Sciences, 85(2), 115–127. https://doi.org/10.37934/arfmts.85.2.115127
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