Oil-based magnetic fluids. Synthesis, properties, and application prospects

Abstract

In this work, magnetite crude oil-based magnetic fluids have been synthesized and studied. Their physicochemical parameters (density, viscosity, magnetic phase particle size) have been determined. IR spectroscopy and thermogravimetric analysis have been performed. The magnetocaloric properties (magnetocaloric effect and heat capacity) of magnetic fluids have been determined by the microcalorimetric method in the temperature range of 278-350 K in the magnetic field changing its value from 0 to 1.0 T. The maximum value of the magnetocaloric effect of a magnetic fluid with a magnetic phase volume concentration of 0.08 is 0.0035 K at 310 K and at the magnetic induction to 1.0 T. The obtained samples of magnetic fluids have low production costs because crude oil is used as the carrier fluid and can be recommended for various applications of the petroleum and gas industry, for example, for well killing.