Wax blockage removal by inductive heating of subsea pipelines

Heat Transfer Engineering

Volumn 25, Issue 7, 2004, Pages 2-12

  Sarmento, Renata C ^a   Ribbe, Gustavo A S ^a   Azevedo, Luis F A ^a  

^a PONTIFICAL CATHOLIC UNIVERSITY OF RIO DE JANEIRO   (Brazil)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COSTS; GAS PIPELINES; HEAT CONDUCTION; HEATING; OFFSHORE OIL WELL PRODUCTION; PLASTIC COATINGS; TEMPERATURE DISTRIBUTION; THERMAL INSULATING MATERIALS; THERMAL INSULATION; WAXES;

BLOCKAGE REMOVAL; HEATING COILS; INDUCTIVE HEATING; TRANSIENT HEAT CONDUCTION;

SUBMARINE PIPELINES;

EID: 4644234422     PISSN: 01457632     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/01457630490495797     Document Type: Conference Paper

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