In a recent Spotlight Seminar, we introduced the Scale Kinetics and Inhibitor Tool (SKIT) in Version 12 of OLI Studio. This tool represents a significant stride in OLI’s ongoing efforts to closely model real-world phenomena, by addressing the unique nature of inorganic scale precipitation in the field. With SKIT, scaling is modeled by way of kinetics in place of equilibrium thermodynamics to accurately capture system-specific precipitation rates, with or without an inhibitor.
In this Spotlight, we will build on the previous talk by demonstrating an augmented user capability in SKIT. With this tool, the user is given the ability to model their own proprietary inhibitor and/or scaling solid that is not available in the OLI databank; this Spotlight will focus on the former. First, we will outline the process of creating a new inhibitor in a private database. From here, we will demonstrate how to leverage measured induction time data in SKIT to refine the kinetic properties of this new component. This approach keeps the inhibitor species private to the user and tailors the software’s subsequent calculation predictions to empirical observations.
