New experimental method for measuring gas diffusivity in heavy oil by the dynamic pendant drop volume analysis (DPDVA)

Industrial and Engineering Chemistry Research

Volumn 44, Issue 12, 2005, Pages 4474-4483

  Yang, Chaodong ^a   Gu, Yongan ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF REGINA   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CARBON DIOXIDE; COMPUTER AIDED DESIGN; DIFFUSION; FINITE ELEMENT METHOD; GASES; SWELLING;

DYNAMIC PENDANT DROP VOLUME ANALYSIS (DPDVA); GAS DIFFUSIVITY; HIGH PRESSURE CELLS; OIL DROPS;

CRUDE PETROLEUM;

DIFFUSIVITY; GAS-LIQUID MIXING; OIL;

EID: 20444397449     PISSN: 08885885     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/ie0501430     Document Type: Article

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