Characterization of Niger Delta Crude Oil by Infrared Spectroscopy

Air Flow Detection in Crude Oil by Infrared Light

In this paper, we used infrared light in the range of 8-12 μm to develop and test an optical imaging system to detect air bubbles flowing in oil. The system basically comprises a broadband light source and a 31 × 32 thermopile array to generate images. To analyze the effects related to light absorption, reflection, and refraction on air-oil boundaries, a numerical model was developed and the pr...

Characterization of Oil Shale by Ftir Spectroscopy

The o p t i c a l advantages and d a t a handl ing c a p a b i l i t i e s of F o u r i e r transform inf r a r e d (FT-IR) ins t ruments have l e d t o a resurgence of t h e use of i n f r a r e d spec t roscopy f o r t h e c h a r a c t e r i z a t i o n of energy r e l a t e d m a t e r i a l s . Most of t h e work t h a t has so f a r been r e p o r t e d has involved t h e c h a r a c t e ...

Delta-gamma-theta Hedging of Crude Oil Asian Options

HRUŠKA JURAJ. 2015. Delta-gamma-theta Hedging of Crude Oil Asian Options. Acta Universitatis Agriculturae et Silviculturae Mendelianae Brunensis, 63(6): 1897–1903. Since Black-Scholes formula was derived, many methods have been suggested for vanilla as well as exotic options pricing. More of investing and hedging strategies have been developed based on these pricing models. Goal of this paper i...

Infrared contrast of crude-oil-covered water surfaces.

Infrared oil spill detection utilizes either temperature or emissivity contrast of native and oil-covered water surfaces. In particular, the thickness dependent radiance contrast due to thin film interference has been studied. Together with detection boundaries derived from the radiative transfer equation, we can explain historically observed daytime contrast reversal and our observations durin...

Crude Oil Emulsions – Composition Stability and Characterization