RESEARCH ARTICLE
Experimental Study on Downhole Oil-water Separation Hydrocyclone
Xu Yan, Yuan Lin, Wang Zunce*, Li Sen, Zhang Jinglong, Ke Lin
Article Information
Identifiers and Pagination:
Year: 2015Volume: 8
First Page: 257
Last Page: 261
Publisher Id: TOPEJ-8-257
DOI: 10.2174/1874834101508010257
Article History:
Received Date: 17/4/2015Revision Received Date: 21/5/2015
Acceptance Date: 26/5/2015
Electronic publication date: 31/7/2015
Collection year: 2015
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Abstract
In the process of downhole oil-water separation, the traditional liquid-liquid separation hydrocyclone (LLSH) is used in conjunction with screw pumps, which makes the hydrocyclone rotating around its own axis. The rotation of wall of hydrocyclone affects its internal flow characteristics and separation properties directly. The orthogonal experiment of the downhole oil-water separation hydrocyclone (DOWSH) is designed to analyze the effect of flowrate, rotating speed and split ratio on separation efficiency and pressure drop, The primary and secondary factors of operation parameters have been studied, and the optimum condition and reasonable working range of DOWSH have been obtained. It provides reliable basis for process of practical application of DOWSHso as to guide the production.