Equipment for generating running magnetic fields for peristaltic transport of heavy oil

Abstract

Due to the increase in production of crude heavy oil in the total hydrocarbon production, traditional ways of transporting high-viscosity and solidifying oils become a bottleneck within the oil production flowchart. In this connection, it is necessary to conduct research aimed at development of new transport systems. To solve the problems associated with pumping highly viscous liquids, including eliminating oil sludge stains or cleaning tanks, peristaltic pumps are increasingly used worldwide. Improvements in the design and new tube material solutions also expand the application range of this technology. Promising developments of magnetically elastomers (MAE) offer new opportunities for their use in various contemporary appliances and new inventions. In this design of the pump unit, there are no elements that mechanically acting on the chamber-channel, to push the substance through the pipeline. This will increase the resource of the material of the working chamber-channel. At the same time, the use of traveling-wave deformation in the pipeline will significantly extend the scope of peristaltic pumps. Furthermore, unlike existing pump designs developed for transporting highly viscous and pasty substances, including peristaltic ones, this design allows changing transport velocity directly during transport with a wide range.