Viscosity and phase behaviour of petroleum fluids with high asphaltene contents

Fluid Phase Equilibria

Volumn 147, Issue 1-2, 1998, Pages 343-356

  Werner, A ^a   Behar, F ^a   De Hemptinne, J C ^a   Behar, E ^a  

^a IFP ENERGIES NOUVELLES   (France)

Author keywords

Asphaltenes; Density; Gas fraction; Heavy oil; Solid fluid equilibria; Viscosity

Indexed keywords

COMPOSITION EFFECTS; DENSITY OF LIQUIDS; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; PHASE EQUILIBRIA; PRECIPITATION (CHEMICAL); VISCOSITY MEASUREMENT; VISCOSITY OF LIQUIDS;

ASPHALTENES; SOLID-LIQUID EQUILIBRIA;

CRUDE PETROLEUM;

EID: 0032099619     PISSN: 03783812     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/s0378-3812(98)00245-3     Document Type: Article

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