Mathematical models for waxy crude oils

Meccanica

Volumn 39, Issue 5, 2004, Pages 441-482

  Fasano, A ^a   Fusi, L ^a   Correra, S ^b  

^a Dipartimento di Matematica U Dini   (Italy)

^b ENI S P A   (Italy)

Author keywords

Bingham fluid; Free boundary problems; Waxy crude oils

Indexed keywords

BOUNDARY VALUE PROBLEMS; FLOW OF FLUIDS; HYDROCARBONS; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; NON NEWTONIAN FLOW; RHEOLOGY; THERMODYNAMICS; VISCOSITY;

BINGHAM FLUID; FREE BOUNDARY PROBLEMS; WAX SOLUBILITY; WAXY CRUDE OILS (WCO);

CRUDE PETROLEUM;

EID: 10044267886     PISSN: 00256455     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/B:MECC.0000046444.98941.3c     Document Type: Review

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