A MECHANICAL EMULSIFICATION TECHNOLOGY OF PETROLEUM FUELS WITHOUT SURFACE ACTIVE AGENT

摘要

A mechanical emulsification device using a gear pumping mechanism consisting of some specified gears has been studied and developed to improve emulsification performance of petroleum fuel oils. By using the gear pump type emulsifier; stable W/O type emulsions of gas oil and of A-heavy oil can be produced successfully without surface-active agent. The study revealed some interesting and important characteristics of the mechanical emulsification process; the limiting content of water, the limiting revolution of the driving gear, the stability of emulsion, and the emulsification performance and discharge rate of the emulsifier.