Publication of the results of experiments on the changes of spilt oil with time
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Production Place

Middle East

Oil Name

Basrah Light Crude

Class

Low Pour Point, Light Gravity

Test conditions : Summer
Sea water temp. : 25deg,C.
Wave rank : 2 Strong Wave (Wave Height 10 - 50cm)
* Viscosity and density of low pour point crude oils show a value measured at 15deg,C.
Experiment dataLine chartsPhotographsProperties
 

Time (hr)

Water (V%)

Vis. (cP)

Density (g/cm3)

Evapo. (w%)

0hr

0.0

15.2

0.8668

0.0

0.5hr

46.1

210

0.9793

20.4

1hr

62.5

504

0.9811

26.4

2hr

67.3

791

0.9832

28.8

4hr

68.0

1056

0.9848

30.8

6hr

70.5

1570

0.9857

31.9

8hr

70.0

2220

0.9875

32.6

24hr

70.0

10700

0.9890

35.9

48hr

70.0

15000

0.99

38.1

72hr

72.0

18000

0.9950

39.2

96hr

75.0

20000

0.9980

39.8