Reducing the viscosity of crude oil by pulsed electric or magnetic field

Energy and Fuels

Volumn 20, Issue 5, 2006, Pages 2046-2051

  Tao, R ^a   Xu, X ^a  

^a Temple University   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

MIXED-BASE CRUDE OIL; PARAFFIN-BASE CRUDE OIL; PULSED ELECTRIC;

ASPHALT; MAGNETIC FIELDS; PARAFFIN OILS; RHEOLOGY; TEMPERATURE; VISCOSITY;

CRUDE PETROLEUM;

EID: 33749613475     PISSN: 08870624     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/ef060072x     Document Type: Article

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