Numerical simulation of non-isothermal viscoplastic waxy crude oil flows

Journal of Non-Newtonian Fluid Mechanics

Volumn 128, Issue 2-3, 2005, Pages 144-162

  Vinay, Guillaume ^a   Wachs, Anthony ^a   Agassant, Jean François ^b  

^a IFP ENERGIES NOUVELLES   (France)

^b PSL RESEARCH UNIVERSITY   (France)

Author keywords

Augmented Lagrangian method; Bingham model; Finite Volume method; Lagrange multipliers; Non isothermal flow; Pipe geometry; Viscoplastic fluid; Waxy crude oil

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER SIMULATION; CRUDE PETROLEUM; ISOTHERMS; LAGRANGE MULTIPLIERS; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; RHEOLOGY; STEADY FLOW; THERMAL EFFECTS; VISCOPLASTICITY;

NON-ISOTHERMAL FLOWS; OIL TRANSPORTATION; RHEOLOGICAL MODELS; VISCOPLASTIC FLUIDS;

PIPE FLOW;

BINGHAM FLUID; MATHEMATICAL MODELING; PIPE FLOW; VISCOPLASTIC FLOW;

EID: 22544447650     PISSN: 03770257     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jnnfm.2005.04.005     Document Type: Article

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