Advances in diffusivity measurement of solvents in oil sands

Journal of Canadian Petroleum Technology

Volumn 46, Issue 11, 2007, Pages 56-61

  Afsahi, B ^a,b   Kantzas, A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALGARY   (Canada)

^b HUSKY ENERGY   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CRUDE PETROLEUM; DIFFUSION IN LIQUIDS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE; MASS TRANSFER; OPTICAL TOMOGRAPHY; PARAMETER ESTIMATION;

BULK BITUMEN; DIFFUSIVITY MEASUREMENT; SOLVENT PENETRATION; TOMOGRAPHIC IMAGING;

OIL SANDS;

EID: 36349018941     PISSN: 00219487     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2118/07-11-05     Document Type: Article

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