Effects of sand fraction on toluene-diluted heavy oil in water emulsions in turbulent flow

Canadian Journal of Chemical Engineering

Volumn 82, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 722-734

  Angle, Chandra W ^a  

^a NATURAL RESOURCES CANADA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Emulsions; Heavy oil; Kinetics; Sand; Size; Turbulent agitation

Indexed keywords

CRUDE PETROLEUM; EMULSIFICATION; LIGHT SCATTERING; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; OPTICAL MICROSCOPY; PARTICLE SIZE ANALYSIS; TOLUENE; TURBULENT FLOW;

DROPLET SIZE DISTRIBUTIONS; HIGH-SPEED VIDEO MICROGRAPHY; LOGNORMAL DISTRIBUTIONS; SAND FRACTION;

SAND;

OIL; SURFACTANT; TOLUENE; WATER;

EMULSION; HEAVY OIL; LIQUID-LIQUID MIXING; OIL SAND; STIRRED TANK; TURBULENT FLOW;

ARTICLE; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); EMULSION; EXTRACTION; FRACTIONATION; KINETICS; MATHEMATICAL COMPUTING; MICROSCOPY; PIPELINE; SAND; SIMULATION; TURBULENT FLOW; ZETA POTENTIAL;

EID: 11844278268     PISSN: 00084034     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/cjce.5450820411     Document Type: Article

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