paraffin wax deposition and fouling

fully refined paraffin wax in kerosene.
:.ppenai:c 1, experiirental results are given for the solubility of 51/5+°C
the solubility of refined paraffin waxes in hydrocarbon solvents. In
In section 2.2.3 eirica1 and theoretical expressions were given for
PAAFFi ‘!fX Ii’! iROIii
AiDP:I?i:::J. SULW-aLL’LI CJ
APPENDIX 2 CCVPATTs0 CF i__OTTIc p.1, • E:PIPIcAL
To oo;azn tac naten; na; 0I zusaca ar ;ne zonecu_ar wen 0..
cisaovec. wax.
/
the uairsal as constant and the latent head of fusion ofthe
wax citwa; :zoiat T and the solution teaperature T, are in I
gives the r.oie fraction x of paraf:n wax c.asso_vea n eros.ne. ne
/ ......... (2.2.3.2,
lax = — :-— —
1
The theoretical equation:
are ivn as :er cent wax in solution.
averaged to give the values in Table A2.1, where the wax concentrations
The soub±iity was calculated a; selting points 51 anc 54°C and
avera:ed to give Tb as 194°C.
at ;hich 10, 30, 50, 70 and 90 per cent of the kerosene had evaporated,
..pnd:: 1 • s recoasended by Lerne—Alien and Work 24) teaporatre
The averase kerosene biiin, point was derived froi Table .1.1 in
teaperature, ai in
soaven; point. T the wax melting point and T the ao1ubii;y
;ne concen;ra;ion c s expressec.. n g/aOO rnl sovent. Tb is ne
bj 1.1357 . 23 )
— 2.97
.A.
‘I— — CT-)
In the er.ipirical equation:
theoretical relations coapared with the experimental results.
It was conso.ered iaporant to investigate how the erpiricai and
- AlO —