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Experimental Investigation of Rheological and Morphological Properties of Water in Crude Oil Emulsions Stabilized by a Lipophilic Surfactant
Authors:Mohammad Bagher Sadeghi  Vahid Taghikhani  Cyrus Ghotbi
Affiliation:Department of Chemical and Petroleum Engineering , Sharif University of Technology , Tehran , Iran
Abstract:Rheological behavior of two crude oils and their surfactant-stabilized emulsions with initial droplet sizes ranging from 0.5 to 75 µm were investigated at various temperatures under steady and dynamic shear testing conditions. In order to evaluate the morphology and Stability of emulsions, microscopic analysis was carried out over three months and average diameter and size distribution of dispersed droplets were determined. The water content and surfactant concentration ranged from 10 to 60% vol/vol and 0.1 to 10% wt/vol, respectively. The results indicated that the rheological properties and the physical structure and stability of emulsions were significantly influenced by the water content and surfactant concentration. The crude oils behaved as Newtonian fluids over a wide range of shear rates, whereas the emulsions behaved as non-Newtonian fluids, indicating shear-thinning effects over the entire range of shear rates. The viscosity, storage modulus and degree of elasticity were found to be significantly increased with the increase in water content and surfactant concentration. The maximum viscosity was observed at the point close to the phase inversion point where the emulsion system changes from water-in-oil emulsion to oil-in-water emulsion. The results also indicated that the rheological properties of crude oils and their emulsions are significantly temperature-dependent. id=
Keywords:Droplet size  rheological behavior  surfactant  water-in-crude oil emulsion
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