PROCESS FOR TREATING AGED OIL BY ELECTRON BEAM IRRADIATION

Abstract

A process for treating aged oil by electron beam irradiation is disclosed, comprising the following steps: step 1, homogenizing the aged oil and then feeding the aged oil into a distributor; step 2, forming a liquid layer having a certain thickness on the distributor; step 3, installing and debugging an electron beam irradiation device on the distributor; step 4, installing and debugging a phased-array microwave emitter on the distributor after installing and debugging the electron beam irradiation device; step 5, turning on the electron beam irradiation device and the phased-array microwave emitter; and step 6, dividing the treated aged oil and then allowing the aged oil after dividing to enter an oil pool and a water pool for standing. Oil flows out from an upper layer of the oil pool, a lower layer of the oil pool flows back to an aged oil storage pool.

Claims

1. A process for treating aged oil by electron beam irradiation, comprising the following steps: step 1: homogenizing the aged oil and then feeding the aged oil into a distributor; step 2: forming a liquid layer having a certain thickness on the distributor; step 3: installing and debugging an electron beam irradiation device on the distributor; step 4: installing and debugging a phased-array microwave emitter on the distributor after installing and debugging the electron beam irradiation device; step 5: turning on the electron beam irradiation device, wherein debugging contents comprise: an aged oil flow velocity, an electron beam energy value, a beam intensity, and an irradiation dosage range; step 6: turning on the phased-array microwave emitter, wherein debugging contents comprise: a phased-array microwave power density, a phased-array microwave frequency, and a phased-array microwave irradiation angle; and step 7: dividing the treated aged oil by a divider and then allowing the aged oil after dividing to enter an oil pool and a water pool for standing, wherein oil flows out from an upper layer of the oil pool, a lower layer of the oil pool flows back to an aged oil storage pool, water flows out from a lower layer of the water pool, and an upper layer of the water pool flows back to the aged oil storage pool; detecting the water content of the oil flowing out from the oil pool, discharging the oil from the system if the water content is qualified; or if the water content is unqualified, repeating the step 5 and step 6, and adjusting the divider at the same time until the water content of the oil flowing out from the oil pool is qualified.

2. The process for treating aged oil by electron beam irradiation according to claim 1, wherein in the step 2, the liquid layer has a thickness of 1 cm to 2 cm.

3. The process for treating aged oil by electron beam irradiation according to claim 1, wherein in the step 3, the debugging contents of debugging the electron beam irradiation device comprise: an electron beam energy value of 0.5 to 2 MeV, a beam intensity of 10 to 50 mA, and an irradiation dosage range of 0 to 500 kGy.

4. The process for treating aged oil by electron beam irradiation according to claim 1, wherein in the step 4, the debugging contents of debugging the phased-array microwave emitter comprise: a phased-array microwave power density of 0 to 10 kw/m.sup.2, a phased-array microwave frequency of 2 GHz to 180 GHz, and a phased-array microwave plate irradiation angle of 10 to 80 degrees.

5. The process for treating aged oil by electron beam irradiation according to claim 1, wherein in the step 7, the time for standing the oil flowing out from the oil pool is 0 to 4 h, and the time for standing the water flowing out from the water pool is 0 to 4 h.

6. The process for treating aged oil by electron beam irradiation according to claim 1, wherein, according to a width of an electron beam irradiation window of the electron beam irradiation device, a width of the distributor is adjusted to enable a width of an aged oil fluid to be consistent with the width of the irradiation window, and a width of a phased-array microwave plate is adjusted to be consistent with the width of the aged oil fluid at the rear end of the distributor.

7. The process for treating aged oil by electron beam irradiation according to claim 1, wherein the divider carries out dividing according to oil-water density stratification to ensure that the water content of an oil layer is reduced to the minimum.

8. The process for treating aged oil by electron beam irradiation according to claim 1, wherein a space at which the aged oil reacts with an electron beam emitted by the electron beam irradiation device is filled with inert gas.

9. The process for treating aged oil by electron beam irradiation according to claim 1, wherein an electric field is added in a space at which the phased-array microwave emitted by the phased-array microwave emitter reacts with the aged oil to improve the treatment effect.

10. A system for treating aged oil by electron beam irradiation, comprising a homogenizing tank, a distributor, an electron beam irradiation chamber, a phased-array microwave generator, a divider, an oil pool, and a water pool; the homogenizing tank, the distributor and the divider are connected in sequence; the oil pool and the water pool are respectively connected to the divider; and the electron beam irradiation chamber and the phased-array microwave generator are arranged above the distributor from the front to the back.

11. The system for treating aged oil by electron beam irradiation according to claim 10, wherein the electron beam irradiation chamber comprises an upper portion and a lower portion, the upper portion is an electron accelerator, and the lower portion is an electron irradiation window.

12. The system for treating aged oil by electron beam irradiation according to claim 11, wherein the phased-array microwave generator is connected to a phased-array microwave plate, and the phased-array microwave generator is located above the phased-array microwave plate.

13. A process for treating aged oil using the system for treating aged oil by electron beam irradiation according to claim 10, comprising the following steps: homogenizing the aged oil and then feeding the aged oil into a distributor, and forming a liquid layer on the distributor; carrying out electron beam irradiation treatment on the liquid layer using an electron beam irradiation device, and then carrying out phased-array microwave emitting treatment using the phased-array microwave emitter to obtain treated aged oil; dividing the treated aged oil by a divider, and then allowing the aged oil after dividing to enter an oil pool and a water pool for standing, wherein oil flows out from an upper layer of the oil pool, a lower layer of the oil pool flows back to an aged oil storage pool, water flows out from a lower layer of the water pool, and an upper layer of the water pool flows back to the aged oil storage pool; detecting the water content of the oil flowing out from the oil pool, discharging the oil from the system if the water content is qualified; or if the water content is unqualified, repeating the electron beam irradiation treatment and the phased-array microwave emitting treatment, and adjusting the divider at the same time until the water content of the oil flowing out from the oil pool is qualified.

14. The process for treating aged oil according to claim 13, wherein the electron beam irradiation chamber comprises an upper portion and a lower portion, the upper portion is an electron accelerator, and the lower portion is an electron irradiation window.

15. The process for treating aged oil according to claim 14, wherein the phased-array microwave generator is connected to a phased-array microwave plate, and the phased-array microwave generator is located above the phased-array microwave plate.

Description

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

[0031] FIG. 1 is a schematic diagram of a process flow of the present disclosure;

[0032] FIG. 2 is mechanism diagram of treating aged oil by electron beam of the present disclosure;

[0033] FIG. 3 is a mechanism diagram of treating aged oil by phased-array microwave of the present disclosure;

[0034] FIG. 4 is a variation diagram of aged oil treatment capacity of the present disclosure along with a treatment mode.

[0035] In the drawings: 11homogenizing tank; 12feed pump; 13buffer tank; 14flowmeter; 15electron beam irradiation chamber; 16phased-array microwave generator; 17oil pool; 18water pool; 19discharge pump I; 20discharge pump II; 31discharge pump III; 22discharge pump IV; 23stirrer; 151electron accelerator; 152electron irradiation window; 153distributor; 161phased-array microwave plate; 162divider.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE EMBODIMENTS

[0036] To make the objective, technical solutions and advantages of the present disclosure more clearly understood, the following further describes the present disclosure in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings and embodiments. The specific embodiments described below are intended only to explain the present disclosure rather than limiting the same.

[0037] As shown in FIG. 1, in the step 1, aged oil enters a homogenizing tank 11 through an inlet, is pumped into a buffer tank 13 by a feed pump 12 after being stirred and homogenized by a stirrer 23, and then automatically flows into a distributor 153 from the buffer tank 13. The distributor is located at a lower portion of an electron beam irradiation chamber 15. The electron beam irradiation chamber 15 is divided into an upper portion and the lower portion.

[0038] In the step 2, the aged oil from the buffer tank 13 forms a liquid layer having a certain thickness on the distributor 153.

[0039] In the step 3, an electron accelerator 151 is installed and debugged above the distributor 153, i.e., at the upper half portion of the electron beam irradiation chamber15, and is connected to an electron irradiation window 152 located at the lower half portion of the electron beam irradiation chamber 15.

[0040] In the step 4, above the distributor 153, a phased-array microwave emitter 16 is installed at a rear portion of the electron accelerator 151 to be connected to a phased-array microwave plate 161, wherein the phased-array microwave generator is located above the phased-array microwave plate.

[0041] In the step 5, the electron accelerator 151 is turned on, the debugging contents comprise: an aged oil flow velocity, an electron beam energy value, a beam intensity, and an irradiation dosage range.

[0042] In the step 6, the phased-array microwave emitter 16 is turned on, the debugging contents comprise: a phased-array microwave power density, a phased-array microwave frequency, and a phased-array microwave irradiation angle.

[0043] In step 7, the treated aged oil is divided by a divider 162 and then enters an oil pool 17 and a water pool 18 for standing. Oil flows out from an upper layer of the oil pool 17, and the liquid at a lower layer of the oil pool flows back to an aged oil homogenizing tank 11; water flows out from a lower layer of the water pool 18, and the liquid at an upper layer of the water pool flows back to the aged oil homogenizing tank 11. The water content of the oil flowing out from the oil pool 17 is detected, if the water content is qualified, the oil is discharged from the system; and if the water content is unqualified, the step 5 and step 6 are repeated, and the divider 162 is adjusted at the same time until the water content of the oil flowing out from the oil pool 17 is qualified.

[0044] In the present disclosure, in the step 2, the thickness of the liquid layer of the aged oil in the distributor 153 is preferably 1 cm to 2 cm.

[0045] In the present disclosure, in the step 3, the irradiation in the electron accelerator 151 employs an electron beam energy value of preferably 0.5 to 2 MeV, a beam intensity of preferably 10 to 50 mA, and an irradiation dosage range of preferably 0 to 500 kGy.

[0046] In the present disclosure, in the step 4, the phased-array microwave emitter 16 employs a phased-array microwave power density of preferably 0 to 10 kw/m.sup.2, a phased-array microwave frequency of preferably 2 GHz to 180 GHz, and an adjustable irradiation angle ? between the phased-array microwave plates 161 of preferably 10 to 80 degrees.

[0047] In the present disclosure, in the step 7, the oil obtained through the dividing of the divider 162 is stored in an oil pool 17 for a liquid standing time of preferably 0 to 4 h, and the water obtained through the dividing of the divider 162 is stored in a water pool 18 for a liquid standing time of preferably 0 to 4 h.

[0048] In the present disclosure, in accordance with a width of the electron irradiation window 152, a width of the distributor 153 is preferably adjusted to enable a fluid width of the aged oil to be consistent with the width of the electron irradiation window 152. An irradiation width of the phased-array microwave plate 161 is preferably adjusted to be consistent with the fluid width of the aged oil in the distributor 153.

[0049] In the present disclosure, the divider 162 carries out dividing according to oil-water density stratification at an outlet of the distributor 153 to ensure that the water content of the oil layer is reduced to the minimum as much as possible.

[0050] In the present disclosure, a space at which the aged oil reacts with an electron beam emitted from the electron beam irradiation device should be filled with inert gas. That is, the electron beam irradiation chamber 15 should be filled with the inert gas to prevent possible risk.

[0051] In the present disclosure, an electric field can be added in a space at which the phased-array microwave emitted from the phased-array microwave emitter reacts with the aged oil to improve the treatment effect. As shown in FIG. 4, that is, an electric field can be added between the phased-array microwave plate 161 and the distributor 153 to improve the speed of oil-water separation.

[0052] In this embodiment, the electron beam transfers energy to molecules and molecular clusters in the aged oil through a particularly complex reaction with the aged oil in the distributor 153. As shown in (a) in FIG. 2, due to the high energy of electrons, long chain molecules such as surfactants and polymeric petroleum hydrocarbons molecular chains present in the aged oil itself are able to break, thus destroying a formation mechanism of an emulsion stabilization layer. Meanwhile, small molecules in the aged oil are subjected to radiolysis to generate a series of free radicals and ions, including electrons, hydrogen radicals, hydroxyl radicals, oxygen radicals, H+ ions, OH ions, and the like. These electrons, hydrogen atoms and hydroxyl radicals can react with chemical additives, surfactants present in the aged oil itself due to their strong redox properties, which also destroy the stability of the emulsion.

[0053] In addition, according to an electric double layer theory of colloids, the negatively charged and positively charged molecular clusters form a stable electric double layer. Conventional methods such as adding chemicals and flocculants can change the electric potential of the electric double layer and make the electric double layer agglomerate, thus separating oil from water. As shown in (b) in FIG. 2, the negatively charged high-energy electrons directly work on the electric double layer to change the potential of the electric double layer and to neutralize the positive charge in the electric layer, such that the electric double layer are negatively charged. Due to the instability of the repulsive force of the same charge, small oil beads or small water beads at the center of the electric double layer are separated from the electric double layer, and the purpose of emulsion breaking can be achieved without adding chemicals and flocculants.

[0054] As above, after the destabilization and emulsion breaking of the aged oil, the stabilization layer has been destroyed, water and oil are present in a form of free state. In order to accelerate the process of oil-water separation and aggregation, a phased-array microwave technology is used in this embodiment. As water molecules have an electric dipole moment, when the microwave frequency is lower than the resonance frequency, the electric dipole moment force is able to push the molecules to a region with weak light intensity; on the contrary, when the microwave frequency is higher than the resonance frequency, the electric dipole moment force is able to push the molecules to a region with weak light intensity. Meanwhile, the molecules may absorb and emit photons, in a cycle of absorption and spontaneous radiation, the molecules gain momentum and are subjected to a force along a light wave propagation direction that makes the molecules move to a desired direction.

[0055] As shown in (a) in FIG. 3, an angle ? of the phased-array microwave plate 161 is adjusted to make the light intensity stronger at the lower side, if the microwave frequency is adjusted to be higher than the resonance frequency, the water molecules may be subjected to a downward acting force. As shown in (b) in FIG. 3, the angle ? of the phased-array microwave plate 161 is adjusted to make the light intensity weaker at the lower side, if the microwave frequency is adjusted to be lower than the resonance frequency, the water molecules may be subjected to a downward acting force. As shown in (c) in FIG. 3, the adjusted phased-array microwave plates 161 are respectively placed above and below the aged oil to adjust the microwave frequency, thus making the water molecules subjected to a downward joint force. Under the phased-array microwave action of these several ways, the water molecules in a disperse state are gradually gathered together to achieve the separation of oil and water. By changing the intensity of the phased-array microwave, the oil-water separation speed can be adjusted. As the heat effect of the phased-array microwave is increased as the light intensity increases, the most appropriate light intensity needs to be optimally selected between the increasing of the oil-water separation speed and the reduction of the heat effect of the phased-array microwave, thus preventing the disturbance caused by the heat effect from destroying the oil-water separation effect.

[0056] As above, after being subjected to high-energy electron beam irradiation, the molecules and molecular clusters in the aged oil are subjected to radiolysis to generate complex free radicals and ions. Meanwhile, under the action of the electron beam, part of molecules prefers to be negatively charged. In the phased-array microwave treatment process, an electric field can be added between the phased-array microwave plate 161 and the distributor 153, the negatively charged molecules and molecular clusters may generate a downward acting force by adjusting an electric field direction, thus increasing the treatment efficiency of oil-water separation.

[0057] The enhancement of the oil-water separation treatment effect by adding the electric field is shown in FIG. 4. For the selected aged oil, under the same treatment quantity and other treatment conditions, the water content of the oil flowing out from the oil pool 17 can be reduced by at most 40% by adding the electric field. The electron beam may be in a form of pulsed or continuous radiation. In practical applications, the electron beam is mostly operated in the pulsed mode for various reasons. In FIG. 4, the influence degree of adding the electric field on the oil-water separation treatment effect can be measured by taking the number of pulses of the electron beam as a counting mode.

[0058] The above described is only a preferred embodiment of the present invention. It should be noted that for a person of ordinary skill in the art, numerous improvements and embellishments can be made without departing from the principles of the present invention, and these improvements and embellishments shall also be considered as the scope of protection of the present invention.