The viscoplastic properties of crude oil-water interfaces

Chemical Engineering Science

Volumn 61, Issue 18, 2006, Pages 6016-6028

  Moran, K ^a,b   Yeung, A ^a   Masliyah, J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA   (Canada)

^b SYNCRUDE CANADA LTD   (Canada)

Author keywords

Crude oil; Drop; Emulsion; Interface; Plasticity; Viscoelasticity

Indexed keywords

CRUDE PETROLEUM; EMULSIONS; PLASTICITY; RHEOLOGY; VISCOELASTICITY; WATER;

CRUDE OIL-WATER INTERFACES; DROPS; NON-SPHERICAL SHAPES; VISCOPLASTIC PROPERTIES;

PETROLEUM ENGINEERING;

CRUDE PETROLEUM; EMULSIONS; PETROLEUM ENGINEERING; PLASTICITY; RHEOLOGY; VISCOELASTICITY; WATER;

EID: 33746311267     PISSN: 00092509     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ces.2006.05.026     Document Type: Article

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