Measurement of wax appearance temperature using near-infrared (NIR) scattering

Energy and Fuels

Volumn 23, Issue 10, 2009, Pages 4988-4994

  Paso, K ^a   Kallevik, H ^b   Sjoblom J ^a  

^a NORWEGIAN UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Norway)

^b STATOIL   (Norway)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

APPROPRIATE TECHNIQUES; ATTENUATION MEASUREMENTS; ATTENUATION SPECTRA; CPM TECHNIQUE; CROSS-POLARIZED; CRUDE OIL; CRYSTAL GROWTH PROCESS; DODECANE; MACROCRYSTALLINE; MELT PARAFFIN; MODEL FLUIDS; NEAR INFRA RED; PETROLEUM FLUID; PRECIPITATED WAX; PROCESSING CONDITION; RADIATION ATTENUATION; SCATTERING TECHNIQUES; SUBCOOLING EFFECTS; THERMAL EQUILIBRIUM CONDITION; WARM TEMPERATURES; WAX APPEARANCE TEMPERATURE; WAX CRYSTALLITES; WAX CRYSTALS; WAXY CRUDE OIL;

CRUDE PETROLEUM; CRYSTALS; DISSOLUTION; FLUIDS; GAS CONDENSATES; GRAIN BOUNDARIES; PARAFFIN WAXES; PARAFFINS; PHASE MODULATION; RAYLEIGH SCATTERING; SCATTERING; TEMPERATURE MEASUREMENT;

INFRARED DEVICES;

EID: 70350447214     PISSN: 08870624     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/ef900173b     Document Type: Article

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