«Onshore and offshore oil and gas well construction»

Study of the influence of hydrogen generator electrical parameters on the production of hydrogen and thermal energy used to reduce oil viscosity and prevent asphalt-resin-paraffin deposition (ARPD) on field equipment

UDC: 621.365.61:553.982.2
DOI: -

Authors:

¹ Maikop State Technological University, urban-type settlement Yablonovsky, Russia
² Kuban State Agrarian University named after I.T. Trubilin, Krasnodar, Russia
³ Kuban State Technological University, Krasnodar, Russia

Keywords: hydrogen energy, hydrogen generator, plasma electrolytic process, heating of well products, deposits prevention, thermal energy of hydrogen combustion

Annotation:

Currently, the production of environmentally friendly energy sources is a very urgent problem as de-carbonization problem is acute not only in our country, but also throughout the world. Reduction of environmental pollution by harmful substances, including carbon dioxide, has a positive effect on the population future development and existence. The authors of the article propose a new flow-through hydrogen plant for producing hydrogen and thermal energy. A flow-through device for obtaining thermal energy of hydrogen and oxygen contains a cylindrical, dielectric housing, electrodes, one of which is a cylindrical anode and the other one is a hollow cathode with axial movement, performing the function of an inlet pipe for an aqueous solution of alkali, an outlet pipe and an inter-electrode chamber. The anode used as the outlet pipe is hollow, with a diameter equal to the diameter of the cathode; it is installed coaxially with it with the possibility of axial movement. Potassium hydroxide (PH) is used as alkali. In this case, the contact areas of the anode and cathode with the alkali aqueous solution of 1030 kg/m3 density are made in a ratio of 1:2, respectively, and the anode is made of high-alloy steel, and the cathode – of an alloy of zinc and copper metals. To change the distance between these electrodes, they are equipped with fluoroplastic holders located on the outer parts of the electrodes, protruding from the housing having outlet pipes for hydrogen and oxygen installed in the places of their synthesis. This unit can be used to heat oil well products at the outlet in order to reduce viscosity and, accordingly, improve the hydraulic capacity of process pipelines, prevent the formation of asphalt-resin-paraffin deposits on the process equipment of oil fields.

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