Laminar flow emulsification process to control the viscosity reduction of heavy crude oils

Journal of Dispersion Science and Technology

Volumn 29, Issue 10, 2008, Pages 1355-1366

  Fournanty, S ^a,b   Le Guer, Y ^a   El Omari, K ^a   Dejean, J P ^b  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DE PAU ET DES PAYS DE L'ADOUR   (France)

^b IFP ENERGIES NOUVELLES   (France)

Author keywords

Emulsion; Heavy crude oils; Laminar emulsification process; Viscosity reduction

Indexed keywords

CRUDE PETROLEUM; EMULSIONS; FLUID DYNAMICS; HEAVY WATER; HYDRODYNAMICS; LAMINAR FLOW; MIXERS (MACHINERY); MIXING; OFFSHORE OIL WELL PRODUCTION; PROCESS CONTROL; RHEOLOGY; VEGETABLE OILS; VISCOSITY;

CASTOR OILS; CHAOTIC FLOWS; CRUDE OILS; EMULSIFICATION PROCESSES; GEOMETRICAL PARAMETERS; HEAVY CRUDE OILS; HIGH INTERNAL PHASE RATIO EMULSIONS; HIGHLY VISCOUS FLUIDS; LAMINAR EMULSIFICATION PROCESS; LOW ENERGIES; MIXER DESIGNS; O/W EMULSIONS; RHEOLOGICAL PROPERTIES; STIRRING CONDITIONS; VISCOSITY REDUCTION; VISCOSITY REDUCTIONS; WATER VOLUME FRACTIONS;

EMULSIFICATION;

EID: 54949133368     PISSN: 01932691     EISSN: 15322351     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/01932690701782871     Document Type: Article

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