Contact angle measurements and wetting behavior of inner surfaces of pipelines exposed to heavy crude oil and water

Journal of Petroleum Science and Engineering

Volumn 51, Issue 1-2, 2006, Pages 9-16

  dos Santos, Ronaldo G ^a   Mohamed, Rahoma S ^a   Bannwart, Antonio C ^a   Loh, Watson ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAMPINAS   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Asphaltenes; Core flow; Heavy oil; Naphthenic acids; Oil water flow; Wettability

Indexed keywords

ASPHALTENES; CONTACT ANGLE MEASUREMENTS; CORE FLOW; NAPHTHENIC ACIDS; OIL-WATER FLOW; WETTABILITY;

CONTACT ANGLE; CRUDE PETROLEUM; FLOCCULATION; ORGANIC ACIDS; PHASE COMPOSITION; PIPE FLOW; SURFACES; WATER; WETTING;

PETROLEUM PIPELINES;

CONTACT ANGLE; CRUDE PETROLEUM; FLOCCULATION; ORGANIC ACIDS; PETROLEUM PIPELINES; PHASE COMPOSITION; PIPE FLOW; SURFACES; WATER; WETTING;

OIL PIPELINE;

EID: 33645542612     PISSN: 09204105     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.petrol.2005.11.005     Document Type: Article

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