A general model for the viscosity of waxy oils

Chemical Engineering and Processing: Process Intensification

Volumn 37, Issue 5, 1998, Pages 433-437

  Al Zahrani, Saeed M ^a   Al Fariss, Tariq F ^a  

^a KING SAUD UNIVERSITY   (Saudi Arabia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CORRELATION METHODS; CRUDE PETROLEUM; NON NEWTONIAN FLOW; NON NEWTONIAN LIQUIDS; NONLINEAR SYSTEMS; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; RHEOLOGY; VISCOSITY MEASUREMENT; VISCOSITY OF LIQUIDS; YIELD STRESS;

VISCOSITY MODEL; WAXY OILS;

MATHEMATICAL MODELS;

OIL; VISCOSITY; WAX;

EID: 0032172465     PISSN: 02552701     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0255-2701(98)00047-6     Document Type: Article

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