HydroDrive - Electronic Catalytic Convertor

REDUCES WATER CONTENT IN THE OIL FROM OIL WELLS  FOR MEETING EXPORT SPECIFICATION:

This very compact unit has great potential for improving existing oil production processes, especially for mature oil fields where changing crude characteristics or existing processing equipment limit abilities to reach export oil specifications. As a result, oil companies need not have to pay an off specification penalty to the receiving refineries or terminals. This is now a common problem for many existing installations worldwide and for several oil-producing companies. Due to the HYDRODRIVE ELECTRONIC CATALYTIC CONVERTOR`s compactness and simplicity, overall costs for an offshore modification project will be reduced drastically. It is now easily possible to meet the 32 API export crude oil within the clientfs specification of less than 0.3% water content in oil.

COALESCENCE WITHOUT USE OF CHEMICALS:

Installation of this unit will result in reduced use of chemicals as demulsifier is not needed - i.e., the oil well operator or the bio-diesel manufacturer will be able to run a "greener environmentally friendly operation".The patented HYDRODRIVE ELECTRONIC CATALYTIC CONVERTOR cum SYNTHESIZER is a small, light weight in-line device that greatly enhances performance of downstream separation equipment. It achieves enhanced performance by coalescing emulsified water droplets entrained in the crude oil or bio-diesel into much larger droplets that readily settle in a downstream gravity separator. The coalescing action takes place very rapidly under turbulent flow conditions, as the emulsion is subjected to an intense microwave field and heating inside the unit.

AUGMENTS COALESCENCE:

Keeping the coalescence and separation steps separate has allowed for creation of a far more compact, flexible and robust technology than conventional electrostatic treaters. Thus, the HYDRODRIVE unit can replace or augment such treaters.

1. Removes water and corresponding salt from crude oil or bio-diesel.
2. Helps oil to comply with refinery/terminal specifications
3. Reduces corrosion in export pipelines and shuttle tankers
4. Avoids formation of hydrates in crude oil export pipelines.
5. Makes easy to combine with wash water injection for desalting applications and with centrifugal or other separators for reducing their size, cost and operation power.
6. Reduces use of chemicals.

1. In onshore or topside oil well retrofits, to increase production throughput and/or solve poor operation of existing conventional equipment.
2. Installation on floating production vessel, to minimize problems caused by wave motions.
3. Making quality bio-diesel/synthetic diesel from SVO (Straight Vegetable Oils) and Algae without water content.

The HEAT PUMP effect of the HYDRODRIVE Electronic Catalytic Convertor cum Synthesizer facilitates prevention of freezing in the fluid flow lines and bursting of pipes in extreme weather conditions while making transport of several fluids easier at economical cost.

The HEAT PUMP effect of the HYDRODRIVE Electronic Catalytic Convertor cum Synthesizer facilitates VISCOSITY CONTROL of oils/liquids enabling EASIER PUMPING with  LESS ENERGY required by the motors  resulting in SAVING in POWER COSTS.