Calculations for energy-saving modes for batching oil blends in trunk pipelines

Abstract

THIS PAPER PRESENTS the results of calculations for the technological parameters of batching oil blends with high-pour-point and high-viscosity at the Uzen-Atyrau section of the Uzen-Atyrau-Samara trunk pipeline, taking into account on-route heating, boosting and pumping-out. The optimisation criteria were the minimum total cost of power consumption by the pumping units and the preheaters.