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<journal-id>2224-6185</journal-id>
<journal-title><![CDATA[Tecnología Química]]></journal-title>
<abbrev-journal-title><![CDATA[RTQ]]></abbrev-journal-title>
<issn>2224-6185</issn>
<publisher>
<publisher-name><![CDATA[Universidad de Oriente]]></publisher-name>
</publisher>
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<article-meta>
<article-id>S2224-61852023000300495</article-id>
<title-group>
<article-title xml:lang="es"><![CDATA[Propuestas para reducir emisiones en yacimientos petrolíferos]]></article-title>
<article-title xml:lang="en"><![CDATA[Proposal to reduce emissions at oil fields]]></article-title>
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<contrib-group>
<contrib contrib-type="author">
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Díaz-Díaz]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[Miguel Ángel]]></given-names>
</name>
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<contrib contrib-type="author">
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Rivas-Trasancos]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[Lester]]></given-names>
</name>
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<aff id="Af1">
<institution><![CDATA[,Centro de Investigación del Petróleo  ]]></institution>
<addr-line><![CDATA[La Habana ]]></addr-line>
<country>Cuba</country>
</aff>
<pub-date pub-type="pub">
<day>00</day>
<month>12</month>
<year>2023</year>
</pub-date>
<pub-date pub-type="epub">
<day>00</day>
<month>12</month>
<year>2023</year>
</pub-date>
<volume>43</volume>
<numero>3</numero>
<fpage>495</fpage>
<lpage>513</lpage>
<copyright-statement/>
<copyright-year/>
<self-uri xlink:href="http://scielo.sld.cu/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&amp;pid=S2224-61852023000300495&amp;lng=en&amp;nrm=iso"></self-uri><self-uri xlink:href="http://scielo.sld.cu/scielo.php?script=sci_abstract&amp;pid=S2224-61852023000300495&amp;lng=en&amp;nrm=iso"></self-uri><self-uri xlink:href="http://scielo.sld.cu/scielo.php?script=sci_pdf&amp;pid=S2224-61852023000300495&amp;lng=en&amp;nrm=iso"></self-uri><abstract abstract-type="short" xml:lang="es"><p><![CDATA[RESUMEN El estudio de la incidencia negativa de la actividad de exploración - producción sobre el medio ambiente atmosférico no ha sido desarrollado de forma sistemática. El objetivo de este estudio ha sido definir modificaciones tecnológicas y operacionales para reducir emisiones en yacimientos petrolíferos. Para ello, se realizó una actualización bibliográfica sobre el diseño y operación de antorchas (flares) en tierra, que abarcó el período de los últimos 15 años. Se estimaron los parámetros fundamentales de llamas de las instaladas en los yacimientos del litoral norte de las provincias Mayabeque y Matanzas como función de la velocidad de salida de las chimeneas, la relación estequiométrica de mezclado y la velocidad del viento. Las eficiencias de las antorchas instaladas en los yacimientos del litoral norte de las provincias Mayabeque y Matanzas son inferiores al 40%, lo cual denotó una combustión deficiente que puede originar niveles elevados de H2S en toda la región donde se ubican. El incremento de la eficiencia de la combustión en los venteos se puede lograr mediante una disminución del flujo de gases y el incremento en la temperatura de llama y/o el diámetro.]]></p></abstract>
<abstract abstract-type="short" xml:lang="en"><p><![CDATA[ ABSTRACT The study of the negative incidence of exploration - production activity on the atmospheric environment has not been systematically developed. The objective of this study has been to define technological and operational modifications to reduce emissions in oil deposits. To do this, a bibliographic update on the design and operation of flares on land, which covered the period of the last 15 years. The fundamental parameters of flames of those installed in the oil fields of the northern coast of the Mayabeque and Matanzas provinces estimated as a function of the exit speed of the chimneys, the stoichiometric ratio of mixing and the wind speed. The efficiencies of the flares installed in these oil fields are below 40%, which denoted poor combustion that can cause high levels of H2S throughout the region where they are located. The increase in combustion efficiency in vents can achieve by decreased gas flow and the increase in flame temperature and/or diameter.]]></p></abstract>
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<kwd lng="es"><![CDATA[combustión]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="es"><![CDATA[flares]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="es"><![CDATA[emisiones]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="es"><![CDATA[yacimientos]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="en"><![CDATA[combustion]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="en"><![CDATA[flares]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="en"><![CDATA[emissions]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="en"><![CDATA[oilfields]]></kwd>
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