Effect of Physical Fields on Highly Resinous Oil

Abstract

This paper studies the effect of physical fields (i.e. ultrasonic and constant magnetic fields) on structural and energy properties (viscosity, limiting shear stress, pour point, activation energy of viscous flow) as well as kinetic (antioxidant) properties of highly resinous problematic oil. The results were obtained via viscometry, determining of pour point and voltammetric method of oxygen electroreduction. It was shown that the treatment of studied oil by acoustic and magnetic fields lead to decrease in viscosity and temperature parameters. Combined treatment displays an additional reduction of viscosity and pour point