Thermal behavior and viscoelasticity of heavy oils

Energy and Fuels

Volumn 26, Issue 6, 2012, Pages 3448-3461

  Abivin, Patrice ^a   Taylor, Shawn D ^a   Freed, Denise ^b  

^a SCHLUMBERGER   (Canada)

^b SCHLUMBERGER DOLL RESEARCH   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ASPHALTENE CONTENT; COMPLEX FLUIDS; COMPOSITIONAL FEATURES; ELASTIC PROPERTIES; FLOW PROPERTIES; HEAVY OIL FLOW; INTERNAL STRUCTURE; MACROSCOPIC FLOW; NEWTONIANS; PARAFFINIC WAX; PHYSICAL BEHAVIORS; RHEOLOGICAL CHARACTERIZATION; RHEOLOGICAL PROPERTY; SAMPLE SETS; SOUTH AMERICA; STEADY SHEAR; TEMPERATURE DEPENDENCE; THERMAL BEHAVIORS; TRANSPORT FACILITIES; WAX CRYSTALS; ZERO SHEAR VISCOSITY;

CRUDE OIL; DIFFERENTIAL SCANNING CALORIMETRY; ELASTICITY; FLOW FIELDS; GLASS TRANSITION; HEAVY OIL PRODUCTION; RHEOLOGY; SHEAR VISCOSITY; VISCOELASTICITY;

ASPHALTENES;

EID: 84862657909     PISSN: 08870624     EISSN: 15205029     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/ef300065h     Document Type: Conference Paper

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