CHANGE IN THE RHEOLOGICAL PROPERTIES
OF HIGH-PARAFFIN PETROLEUMS UNDER
THE ACTION OF VIBROJET MAGNETIC
ACTIVATION

Yu. V. Loskutova, I. V. Prozorova,
N. V. Yudina, S. V. Rikkonen, and
V. A. Daneker

UDC 662.276.7

The influence of the method of vibrojet magnetic activation 
on the rheological properties of high-paraffin petroleums has been 
investigated. The maximum decrease in the rheological characteristics 
of the petroleums was obtained in 20-min vibrojet treatment. It has 
been noted that the maximum effect of vibroaction is observed for 
petroleums with a higher-than-average content of paraffins. The role 
of the magnetic component contributing to the decrease in the congelation 
point and the amount of the basic sediment in the petroleums under 
study has been shown.

Institute of Petroleum Chemistry, Siberian Branch of the 
Russian Academy of Sciences, 3 Akademicheskii Ave., Tomsk, 634021, 
Russia; email: reoloil@ipc.tsc.ru. Translated from Inzhenerno-Fizicheskii 
Zhurnal, Vol. 77, No. 5, pp. 146-150, September-October, 2004. 
Original article submitted July 30, 2003; revision submitted December 
29, 2003.