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YouzhuCHEM: Drag-reducing additive's application cases.
2026-01-13
Application Cases studyDrag Reducing Agents
Drag Reducing Agent (referred to as DRA) can be described as an ultra-high molecular weight poly-alpha-olefin in the forms of fine powder suspended in a liquid base. DRA is designed to increase flow rate or to reduce energy consumption (pressure drop) in oil pipelines by dampening the turbulent bursts.
How DRAs WORK
DRAG REDUCTION MECHANISM
❖ DESOLVING IN OIL AND FORMING LONG CHAINS DISPERSED IN OIL
❖ ABSORBING BURSTS OR DISSIPATION CAUSED BY TURBULENCE（USELESS WORK）
❖ CONVERTING BURSTS OR DISSPIPTION TO USEFUL WORK
MANUFACTURE OF DRA
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LAB PERFORMNACE EVALUATION
INFLUENCE FACTORS ON PERFORMANCE
DOSAGE
CHARACTERISTICS OF PIPELINE AND PUMP
PROPERTIES OF OIL
APPLICATION CASES
Our DRA products have been applied in a great number of pipelines with significant drag reduction or flow increase achieved. Listed below are 7 application cases out of more than 100 cases. These 7 cases could be special ones involved with complicated/extreme pipeline operation scenarios or pipeline profiles, intended to demonstrate how DRA performs under these complicated/extreme circumstances and thus to deduce that DRA would perform much better under normal conditions.