7. Development of Heat Pipe Assisted Distillation Technology Applied to Offshore Heavy Crude Oil - DESTUBCAL
Period:
2008 / Present
Description:
The objective of this project is to evaluate the possibility of using heat pipes in both atmospheric and vacuum distillation towers in order to reduce their size, height, weight, and energy consumption, as well as eliminating support devices such as heat exchangers. This will make extra heavy crude oil distillation easier in environments with small physical space and/or power availability, such as Floating Production Systems Offshore (FPSO's), in order to obtain distilled oils to dilute extra heavy crude oil.
Members:
Ana Paula Menguelo
Camilo Augusto Santos Costa
Cintia Marangoni
Estevan Grosch Tavares
Fernando Henrique Milanez
Guilherme De Pieri Pickler
Joel Gustavo Teleken
Kênia Warmling Milanez
Leandro Osmar Werle
Leonardo Kessler Slongo
Luiz Domingos
Marcia Barbosa Henriques Mantelli - Coordinator
Ricardo Antônio F. Machado - - Coordinator
Silvio José Montibeller Burg
Thomaz P. F. Borges
Financing:
PETROBRAS - Petróleo Brasileiro S.A. (financial aid)
