Research Article

Studying the Effect of Some Surfactants on Drag Reduction of Crude Oil Flow

Table 3

Experimental data for 150 ppm SLES surfactant dissolved in the Kirkuk crude oil flowing in 0.0254 m I.D. pipe.

(m3/hr)Re%Dr1 %FI1

16064.5717.340.00756111.04
212129.1418.250.00693711.72
318193.7019.440.00657212.62
424258.2720.220.00593013.23
530322.8421.180.00596613.99
636387.4122.610.00530815.14
742451.9724.300.00496216.55
848516.5425.330.00476417.43
954581.1126.310.00438318.28
1060645.6828.310.00411520.09
1166710.2528.670.00398020.42
1272774.8130.430.00365822.09