From SA fluff article
"It is, of course, not certain that the data coming off the pipeline will validate the previous laboratory results of extremely effective viscosity reduction — but any outside observer must at least consider this a very reasonable, and even likely, possibility. Why?
Because Lane and Rasmussen, the two individuals with the relevant industry experience, knowledge of the technology, and access to the previous test data, have made it their full-time, professional focus to see the adoption through. Even securing a major new test, under such ideal conditions (QSEP ability to publicize AOT data and a highly cooperative major oil company partner who is allowing potential customers access to the demonstration site) is indicative of a certain level of conviction on the part of the partner company."
So they both have jobs and get paid for working for the company and this author believes this is the deciding factor! Wow...how low can the bar actually be set! All this publication data nonsense is just penny stock talk for WE HAVE NO ORDERS. Investors don't care about this level of if or when the tech is ready... at this point they need movement on the rev side which IS NOT happening anytime in the foreseeable future.
"Clearly if the previous two tests had shown nothing of promise, things would not have gotten to this point. Why even bother testing it again, if it showed no promise? So, as those not privy to the internal goings-on, the fact that this demonstration site has been developed at all is a very important indication of the commercial viability of the AOT."
If they showed promise they would continue to work on it! They didn't! nor did any company step up and help them financially to get situated so they could take advantage of this "disruptive" development. LOL always makes me laugh! Here is clue if a company says its possess disruptive technology and can't get anywhere with it for a decade...well I got some news it ain't no longer disruptive!
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the device attaches to an oil pipeline after a pump station. Each device has a capacity of about 100,000 barrels per day, but when attaching to larger scale pipelines can be added in parallel. The technology works by applying a strong electric field to flowing crude oil, which polarizes the particulates (ashphaltenes, paraffin and sulfur particulates, etc.) forcing them to aggregate in short chains in the direction of the flow. This both significantly reduces the viscosity of the crude (ranging from 30-80%, with an average of 50% across various oil types), and alters the flow regime in the oil pipeline from turbulent to transitional or potentially laminar."
Discounted by Rasmussen at the SHM. There is no flow regime change from turbulent to laminar. This is a first-rate fabrication of science and physics and any fluid dynamist would rip TAO a new one for making such a claim. I remember reading how AOT regime is most assuredly Turbulent ( we can calculate this)but exhibited somehow magically a pressure gradient in the laminar range which of course means that wouldn't need a DRA (drag reducing agent) as well. This is complete nonsense. It is interesting the SA author didn't bother to listen to the SHM where Rasmussen clearly indicated they were not chasing that thesis anymore. SO much fodder so little time!
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