Abstract
The dataset contains droplet size measurements from autoclave jet experiments with BP Surrogate Oil, partly saturated with methane, at 150 bar ambient pressure at 20° C and with elevated oil reservoir pressure. The dataset includes two tables: particle size distributions (PSD) of (1) crude oil and (2) methane-saturated crude oil jets entering into seawater at elevated ambient pressure. The crude oil used is Louisiana Sweet Crude (LSC) oil from Marlin Platform Dorado ("Surrogate oil"), provided by BP, item ID A010E4. For this experiment, the oil pressure was 160 +/- 1 bar and the oil volume flow is 1.56 - 1.71 l/min. The other related measurements conducted in slightly different laboratory environmental settings (the oil pressure 150 +/- 1bar and oil volume flow 1.99 - 2.16 l/min) is available under GRIIDC UDI R4.x267.000:0047.
Purpose
Data generated to quantify the effect of hydrostatic pressure, pressure gradients and dissolved methane on oil droplet size distributions in a sub-sea oil blowout.
Keywords
particle size distribution, Louisiana Sweet Crude (LSC), surrogate oil, jets experiments, methane-saturated crude oil, oil droplets, autoclave, droplet size
UDI
R4.x267.000:0111
Date
January 2019
Point of Contact
Name
Michael Schlüter
Organization
Technical University of Hamburg / Institute of Multiphase Flows
Name
Karen Malone
Organization
Technical University of Hamburg / Product Development and Mechanical Engineering Design
Funding Source
RFP-4
DOI
10.7266/n7-eha7-tv03
Rights Information
This work is licensed under a
Creative Commons Public Domain Dedication 1.0 License.
Scholar Commons Citation
Malone, Karen. 2019. Particle size distribution of crude oil and methane-saturated crude oil jets entering seawater at 150 bar ambient pressure and elevated oil reservoir pressure. Distributed by: Gulf of Mexico Research Initiative Information and Data Cooperative (GRIIDC), Harte Research Institute, Texas A&M University–Corpus Christi. doi:10.7266/n7-eha7-tv03
Comments
Extent
This is a laboratory experiment where geographical spatial and temporal extents are inapplicable.
Supplemental Information
Number of bins, bin number, droplet diameter (lower and upper bin limit; µm), number of droplets in bin (counts), oil pressure (bar), hydrostatic pressure, temperature (degrees C), oil volume flow (l/min), nozzle size (mm).|||||