Flow characteristics of waxy crude oils in laboratory experimental loops

Mathematical and Computer Modelling

Volumn 25, Issue 5, 1997, Pages 75-86

  Farina, A ^a   Fasano, A ^b  

^a POLITECNICO DI TORINO   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF FLORENCE   (Italy)

Author keywords

Bingham fluid; Free boundary problem; Quasisteady approximation; Waxy crude oils

Indexed keywords

APPROXIMATION THEORY; BOUNDARY VALUE PROBLEMS; CRYSTALLIZATION; LOW TEMPERATURE PROPERTIES; NON NEWTONIAN LIQUIDS; SHEAR FLOW;

BINGHAM FLUIDS; QUASISTEADY APPROXIMATION;

CRUDE PETROLEUM;

EID: 0031104822     PISSN: 08957177     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0895-7177(97)00031-9     Document Type: Article

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