Rheological behavior of foamy oils

Energy and Fuels

Volumn 23, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 1316-1322

  Abivin, Patrice ^a,b,c   Henaut, Isabelle ^a,c   Argillier, Jean Francois ^a,c   Moan, Michel ^b  

^a IFP ENERGIES NOUVELLES   (France)

^b UNIVERSITÉ DE BRETAGNE OCCIDENTALE   (France)

^c SCHLUMBERGER   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANISOTROPIC MATERIALS; BUBBLE DEFORMATIONS; CONTROLLED-STRESS RHEOMETERS; CONVENTIONAL OIL; CRUDE OIL; DISSOLVED GAS; EXPERIMENTAL DATUM; FIRST-ORDER KINETICS; FLOW PROPERTIES; FOAMING BEHAVIORS; GASEOUS PHASE; HARD-SPHERE MODELS; HEAVY OIL; HIGH SHEAR RATES; MODEL PREDICTIONS; NEW EXPERIMENTAL METHODS; PRESSURE CELLS; RHEOLOGICAL BEHAVIORS; RHEOLOGICAL MEASUREMENTS; RHEOLOGICAL STUDIES; SANDWICH-LIKE STRUCTURES; SHEAR RATES; SLUG FLOWS; THEORETICAL MODELS; VISCO-ELASTIC PROPERTIES; VISCOUS MATERIALS;

BUBBLES (IN FLUIDS); CRUDE PETROLEUM; DISSOLUTION; ETHANE; GAS OILS; HEAVY OIL PRODUCTION; METHANE; RHEOLOGY; SHEAR DEFORMATION; SHEAR FLOW; VEHICLE SUSPENSIONS; VISCOMETERS; VISCOSITY;

LEAKAGE (FLUID);

EID: 64249087321     PISSN: 08870624     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/ef8006646     Document Type: Conference Paper

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