Determining Drag Reducing Agents' Performance

Organization Name

Saudi Arabian Oil Company

Inventor(s)

Nagoorpitchai S. Meeranpillai of Al Khobar (SA)

Ali Almuhaimeed of Al-Qatif (SA)

Osama Alzahrani of Dammam (SA)

Determining Drag Reducing Agents' Performance - A simplified explanation of the abstract

This abstract first appeared for US patent application 17550863 titled 'Determining Drag Reducing Agents' Performance

Simplified Explanation

The patent application describes a system and method for evaluating the performance of a drag reducing agent in a mixture. The system includes a measuring instrument with a rheometer and a sensor system positioned inside the instrument. The sensor system consists of a body with an open end and an extended end, a cover with inner and outer discs, and a rotating disc with a bar and a plate. The body and cover form a sealable chamber, and the rotating disc measures the performance of the drag reducing agent in the mixture. A data acquisition and processing system is in electronic communication with the measuring instrument and the sensor system.

The system includes a measuring instrument with a rheometer and a sensor system.
The sensor system consists of a body, a cover, and a rotating disc.
The body and cover form a sealable chamber.
The rotating disc measures the performance of the drag reducing agent in the mixture.
A data acquisition and processing system is in electronic communication with the measuring instrument and the sensor system.

Potential applications of this technology:

Evaluating the effectiveness of drag reducing agents in various mixtures.
Optimizing the performance of drag reducing agents in industrial processes.
Developing new drag reducing agents with improved performance.

Problems solved by this technology:

Lack of a reliable and accurate method for evaluating the performance of drag reducing agents.
Difficulty in comparing the effectiveness of different drag reducing agents.
Inefficient use of drag reducing agents in industrial processes.

Benefits of this technology:

Provides a precise and standardized method for evaluating drag reducing agents.
Enables the optimization of drag reducing agent performance in various mixtures.
Facilitates the development of more efficient and effective drag reducing agents.

Original Abstract Submitted

Systems and methods for evaluating a drag reducing agent's performance in a mixture are described. The system includes a measuring instrument with an rheometer; and a sensor system positioned inside the measuring instrument including a body with an open end and an extended end, wherein the extended end is directly attached to the measuring instrument; a cover with an inner disc and an outer disc and attachable to the body, the inner disc sized to be received by the open end of the body; the body and the cover form a sealable chamber; and a rotating disc with a bar and a plate, the bar is attached to the measuring instrument and the plate is positioned inside the body and operable to measure drag reducing agent's performance of the mixture; and a data acquisition and processing system is in electronic communication with the measuring instrument, and the sensor system.