Graphical methods for obtaining the diffusion coefficient of gases in Bitumen

Canadian International Petroleum Conference 2005, CIPC 2005

Volumn , Issue , 2005, Pages

  Sheikha, H ^a   Pooladi Darvish, M ^a   Mehrotra, A K ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALGARY   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BITUMINOUS MATERIALS; DIFFUSION; GASOLINE; GRAPHIC METHODS; LAPLACE TRANSFORMS;

DIFFUSION EQUATIONS; DIFFUSIVITY COEFFICIENT; GRAPHICAL METHODS; GRAPHICAL TECHNIQUE; INITIAL AND BOUNDARY CONDITIONS; INVERSE SOLUTION; LAPLACE TRANSFORMATIONS; PRESSURE DECAY DATA;

INVERSE PROBLEMS;

EID: 85088202442     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.2118/2005-021     Document Type: Conference Paper

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