Abstract
As part of a project on studying the transportation of gas-to-liquids (GTL) through the Trans Alaska Pipeline System (TAPS), two GTL transportation modes are evaluated: (i) as single slugs (batches) and (ii) commingled (mixed) with the Alaskan North Slope Crude (ANSC) oil. The pertinent energy equations are solved for both the batch and commingled flow modes. The solutions of these equations are analytically presented for determining among other parameters, the pressure gradient and the slug length required for batching. A comparison of the pressure gradient calculations is presented for the hatching and the commingled flow cases.
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 819-830 |
| Number of pages | 12 |
| Journal | Petroleum Science and Technology |
| Volume | 20 |
| Issue number | 7-8 |
| DOIs | |
| State | Published - Aug 2002 |
| Externally published | Yes |
Bibliographical note
Funding Information:The authors gratefully acknowledge the staff of Alyeska Pipeline Service Company (APSC) for all the valuable suggestions and for sharing the information during the course of this study. They also thank the US Department of Energy for funding received under cooperative agreement DE-FC26-98FT40016.
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- General Chemistry
- General Chemical Engineering
- Fuel Technology
- Energy Engineering and Power Technology
- Geotechnical Engineering and Engineering Geology