Adam-Gibbs theory applied to a unifying rheological model of crude oil and alkanes

Energy and Fuels

Volumn 21, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 903-911

  Dante, Robert C ^a   Geffroy, E ^a   Chavez A E ^a  

^a UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL AUTÓNOMA DE MÉXICO   (Mexico)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CRUDE PETROLEUM; ENTROPY; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; PARAFFINS; VISCOSITY;

ADAM-GIBBS THEORY; FLOW DIRECTION; WEISSENBERG NUMBER;

RHEOLOGY;

EID: 34247153607     PISSN: 08870624     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/ef060159i     Document Type: Article

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