Obstruction of-pipelines during the flow of waxy crude oils

Journal of Fluids Engineering, Transactions of the ASME

Volumn 118, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 722-728

  Mendes, Paulo R Souza ^a   Braga, Sergio L ^a  

^a Pontitícia Universidade Católica   (Brazil)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CRUDE PETROLEUM; HEAT TRANSFER; RHEOLOGY; SIMULATION; WAXES;

RADIAL CONCENTRATION GRADIENT; WAXY CRUDE OILS;

PIPE FLOW;

EID: 0030379590     PISSN: 00982202     EISSN: 1528901X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1115/1.2835501     Document Type: Article

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