Reversibility of asphaltene deposition under dynamic flow conditions

Petroleum Science and Technology

Volumn 24, Issue 12, 2006, Pages 1457-1467

  Shedid, Shedid A ^a   Abbas, El Abbas A ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

^b EGYPTIAN PETROLEUM RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Egypt)

Author keywords

Asphaltene; Dynamic conditions; Oil flow; Reversibility

Indexed keywords

ADSORPTION; DEPOSITION; FLOW PATTERNS; MECHANICAL PERMEABILITY; POROUS MATERIALS; ROCKS;

DYNAMIC CONDITIONS; DYNAMIC FLOW CONDITIONS; OIL FLOW;

PETROLEUM PRODUCTS;

EID: 33845795620     PISSN: 10916466     EISSN: 15322459     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1081/LFT-200056820     Document Type: Article

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