A Novel Experimental Technique for Studying Solvent Mass Transfer and Oil Swelling Effect in the Vapour Extraction (VAPEX) Process

Canadian International Petroleum Conference 2005, CIPC 2005

Volumn , Issue , 2005, Pages

  Yang, C ^a   Gu, Y ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF REGINA   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CRUDE OIL; DIFFUSION; DROPS; GASOLINE; IMAGE ACQUISITION; PROPANE; SOLVENTS;

CONSTANT PRESSURES; CONSTANT TEMPERATURE; DIGITAL IMAGE ACQUISITION; DYNAMIC PENDANT DROP VOLUME ANALYSIS; EXPERIMENTAL TECHNIQUES; HIGH PRESSURE CELLS; PRESSURE AND TEMPERATURE; SIMULTANEOUS MEASUREMENT;

HEAVY OIL PRODUCTION;

EID: 85086688463     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.2118/2005-099     Document Type: Conference Paper

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