CFD simulation of homogenization in large-scale crude oil storage tanks

Journal of Petroleum Science and Engineering

Volumn 43, Issue 3-4, 2004, Pages 151-161

  Dakhel, Asghar Alizadeh ^a   Rahimi, Masoud ^a  

^a RAZI UNIVERSITY   (Iran)

Author keywords

CFD; Crude oil; Homogenization; Mixing; Storage tank

Indexed keywords

HOMOGENIZATION; MULTIPLE FRAME OF REFERENCE; RENORMALIZATION;

COMPUTATIONAL FLUID DYNAMICS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; OIL TANKS; PETROLEUM RESERVOIRS; SAMPLING;

CRUDE PETROLEUM;

COMPUTATIONAL FLUID DYNAMICS; CRUDE OIL; FLOATING STRUCTURE; MIXING; STORAGE TANK;

COMPUTATIONAL FLUID DYNAMICS; CRUDE OIL; FLOATING OFFSHORE STRUCTURE; MIXING; STORAGE STRUCTURE;

EID: 3442881676     PISSN: 09204105     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.petrol.2004.01.003     Document Type: Article

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