Characterization Factors: Evaluation of Oil Stock
Characterization Factors: Evaluation of Oil Stock
Characterization Factors: Evaluation of Oil Stock
Characterization Factors
There are several correlations between yield and
the aromaticity and paraffinicity of crude oils,
but the two most widely used are the UOP or
Watson ‘‘characterization factor’’ (KW) and the
U.S. Bureau of Mines ‘‘correlation index’’ (CI).
This method is for calculating the UOP
Characterization Factor of petroleum oils from
API gravity and distillation data.
The UOP Characterization Factor, commonly
called KUOP, is indicative of the general origin
and nature of a petroleum stock.
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Watson characterization factor:
2. Viscosity
The following equations can be used to calculate the liquid viscosities of
petroleum fractions at atmospheric pressure and at temperatures of 37.8
C (100 F) and 98.9 C (210 F) (Pedersen et al., 1989):
Saybolt universal second used for oils with flowing time up to 5600 seconds machine oil
Saybolt Furol seconds When the flowing time surpasses 5600 seconds, Saybolt Furol seconds (SFS
should be used instead of Saybolt universal seconds. Saybolt Furol seconds is measured with a
controlled temperature of 50 degC
3. Refractive Index
The refractive index is a readily measured property that can be used as
an input parameter for other correlations.
where n = refractive index at 20C (68F) and 1 atmosphere, d is the liquid density at
20C (68F) and 1 atmosphere in grams per cubic centimetre,VGC is the viscosity
gravity constant as given by equations below.
The Saybolt (SUS) universal viscosity (V ) is related to the kinematics viscosity (ν)
in cSt by the relation:
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Calculate the paraffins, naphthenes and aromatic mole fraction for the
crude which has a MeABP of 320C and API gravity of 34.
Solution:
SG = 0.855 then d = 0.855 g/cm3, n = 1.481 then Ri = 1.0535
M = 257.1 which can be considered heavy fraction n100 =5.777 cSt
then VGC = 0.8348 By substituting the constants for the heavy
fraction, Ri and VGC
xp = 0.789;
xn = 0.164 and
xa = 0.046
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Problem
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The Bureau of Mines analysis is reported in two parts:
the first is the portion of the distillation performed at
atmospheric pressure and up to 527°F (275°C) end
point, the second at 40 mmHg total pressure to 572°F
(300°C) end point.
The portion of the distillation at reduced pressure is
necessary to prevent excessive pot temperatures,
which cause cracking of the crude oil.
The distillation temperatures reported in the analysis
must be corrected to 760 mmHg pressure. Generally,
those reported in the atmospheric distillation section
need not be corrected, but if carried out at high
elevations it may also
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The distillation temperatures at 40 mmHg pressure
can be converted to 760 mmHg by use of charts developed by Esso Research and
Engineering Company [6]. Figure 3.6 shows the relationships between boiling
temperatures at 40 mmHg and 760 mmHg pressure.
The 572°F (300°C) end point at 40 mmHg pressure corresponds to 790°F
(421°C) at 760 mmHg. Refinery crude oil distillation practices take overhead
streams with end points from 950 to 1050°F (510 to 566°C) at 760 mmHg. Estimates
of the shape of the TBP curve above 790°F (421°C) can be obtained by
plotting the distillation temperature versus percentage distilled on probability
graph paper and extrapolating to 1100°F (593°C) [11]. (See Fig. 3.7.) The data
points above 790°F (421°C) can be transferred to the TBP curve.
The gravity mid-percent curve is plotted on the same chart with the TBP
curve. The gravity should be plotted on the average volume percent of the fraction,
as the gravity is the average of the gravities from the first to the last drops
in the fraction. For narrow cuts, a straight-line relationship can be assumed and
the gravity used as that of the mid-percent of the fraction.
Smooth curves are drawn for both the TBP and gravity mid-percent curves.
Figure 3.8 illustrates these curves for the crude oil reported in Figure 3.5.
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Cut Point:
A cut point is defined as that temperature on
the whole crude TBP curve that represents
the limits (upper and lower) of a fraction to
be produced.
Pseudo-Components
Calculations involving crude oil and petroleum fractions require the
composition of each process stream.
Since most of the actual components are not known, the petroleum
fractions are characterized as a mixture of discrete pseudo-components
with defined boiling point ranges or cut points on the TBP distillation
curve.
Solution:
The TBP curve extends to 95 volume percent distilled only. In order to obtain the average
boiling point of the last cuts, the curve is extrapolated to the final point of the distillation
(100%) by fitting the curve to a suitable polynomial function and extrapolating the results.
Pseudo-components
The end point of the cut is 218.2 o C (425oF) and the IBP is -5.4oC
(22oF). Therefore each pseudo-component has a temperature
interval of (218.2+ 5.4)/20 or 11.2oC. Then the curve can be cut
as follows. The EBP of the first cut is IBP = 11.2oC or 5.8oC. The
average boiling point for the first pseudo-component is (-5.4 +
5.8)/2 or 0.2oC. The vol% is 2.84 as read from the TBP curve. The
second cut has an end boiling point of 17oC and an end volume
percent of 6.19.
Therefore, the vol% of this cut is 6.19 - 2.84 or 3.36 vol%. .The
average boiling point for the second cut is (17 + 5.8) /2 or 11.4oC.
Pseudo-components
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