Expanded fluid-based viscosity correlation for hydrocarbons

Industrial and Engineering Chemistry Research

Volumn 48, Issue 7, 2009, Pages 3640-3648

  Yarranton, H W ^a   Satyro, M A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALGARY   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADJUSTABLE PARAMETERS; BRANCHED ALKANES; COMPRESSED STATE; EMPIRICAL PARAMETERS; EXPERIMENTAL ERRORS; FLUID DENSITIES; FLUID EXPANSIONS; HEAVY HYDROCARBONS; LOW-PRESSURE GAS; MIXING RULES; MIXTURE VISCOSITIES; N-ALKANES; PURE HYDROCARBONS; RESERVOIR SIMULATORS; VAPOR PHASIS; VISCOSITY CORRELATIONS;

BINARY MIXTURES; FLUIDS; MINERAL OILS; OLEFINS; ORGANIC COMPOUNDS; PARAFFINS; PETROLEUM INDUSTRY;

VISCOSITY;

EID: 65249085054     PISSN: 08885885     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/ie801698h     Document Type: Article

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