Power consumption measurements for ac and pulsed dc for electrostatic coalescence of water-in-oil emulsions

Journal of Electrostatics

Volumn 53, Issue 1, 2001, Pages 1-24

  Lee, C M ^a,b   Sams, G W ^a,c   Wagner, J P ^a  

^a Texas AandM University   (United States)

^b NATCO   (India)

^c NATCO   (United States)

Author keywords

Demulsification; Electrostatic coalescence; Processing costs; True root mean square power consumption measurements; Water in oil emuls sions

Indexed keywords

COALESCENCE; COSTS; CRUDE PETROLEUM; ELECTRICITY; ELECTRODES; EMULSIONS; INSULATION; PLASTICS; POLYTETRAFLUOROETHYLENES; SEALANTS;

POWER CONSUMPTION;

ELECTROSTATICS;

COALESCENCE; ELECTROSTATICS; OIL-WATER EMULSION;

EID: 0035368360     PISSN: 03043886     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0304-3886(01)00029-8     Document Type: Article

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