Numerical Study of Electrostatic Desalting: A Detailed Parametric Study

A systematic process analysis was conducted to study the effect of main variables in an industrial electrostatic desalter, such as electric field intensity, wash water content, droplet size, and oil viscosity, on efficiency separation from oil. The assessed through already published validated CFD multiphase numerical model that considers expression frequency collisions a function mentioned variables. Additionally, allowed formal optimization exercise operation maximize efficiency. most significant were initial content while temperature (oil viscosity) had lower extent. An increase decrease improved Optimum values suggested factorial experimental design implemented this work indicated use 3 kV/cm, 3%, viscosity 0.017 kg/ms. At same time, size showed no under conditions explored work.