ESEM study of oil wetting behaviour of polypropylene fibres

Oil and Gas Science and Technology

Volumn 58, Issue 5, 2003, Pages 593-597

  Wei, Q F ^a   Mather, R R ^a   Fotheringham, A F ^a   Yang, R ^a   Buckman, J ^a  

^a HERIOT WATT UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

IMAGE ANALYSIS; LUBRICATING OILS; POLYPROPYLENES; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; WETTING;

OIL COALESCERS; OIL FILTERS;

FIBERS;

HYDROCARBON RESERVOIR; POLYPROPYLENE; WELL TECHNOLOGY; WETTING;

EID: 0345149395     PISSN: 12944475     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2516/ogst:2003041     Document Type: Article

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