Effect of flow regime, temperature gradient and shear stripping in single-phase paraffin deposition

International Conference on Multiphase: Extending the Boundaries of Flow Assurance

Volumn , Issue , 2003, Pages 281-298

  Hernandez, O C ^a   Sarica, C ^b   Brill, J P ^b   Volk, M ^b   Delle Case, E ^b   Creek, J ^a  

^a Technip Coflexip ^*  (United States)

^b The University of Tulsa   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DEPOSITION; DIFFUSION; HIGH TEMPERATURE EFFECTS; MULTIPHASE FLOW; NATURAL GAS WELL PRODUCTION; OIL WELL PRODUCTION; OPTIMIZATION; REDUCTION; REYNOLDS NUMBER; WAXES;

FLOW RATES; SHEAR STRIPPING; TEMPERATURE GRADIENTS; WAX APPEARANCE TEMPERATURE (WAT);

PARAFFINS;

EID: 2642524476     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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