Modeling the rheological behavior of waxy crude oils as a function of flow and temperature history

Journal of Rheology

Volumn 59, Issue 3, 2015, Pages 1-33

  Mendes, Rafael ^a   Vinay, Guillaume ^b   Ovarlez, Guillaume ^c   Coussot, Philippe ^d  

^a PETROBRAS   (Brazil)

^b IFP ENERGIES NOUVELLES   (France)

^c CNRS   (France)

^d UNIVERSITÉ PARIS EST   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CRUDE OIL; PETROLEUM PIPELINES; RHEOLOGY; SHEAR DEFORMATION; YIELD STRESS;

APPARENT VISCOSITY; CLASSICAL BEHAVIOR; FLOW CHARAC-TERISTICS; MODERATE DEFORMATIONS; RHEOLOGICAL BEHAVIORS; TEMPERATURE HISTORY; TIME-DEPENDENT CHARACTERISTICS; YIELD STRESS FLUIDS;

SHEAR FLOW;

EID: 84979633802     PISSN: 01486055     EISSN: 15208516     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1122/1.4916531     Document Type: Article

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