Heat transfer analysis for detection of asphaltene precipitation and resuspension

Annual Technical Meeting, ATM 1996

Volumn , Issue , 1996, Pages

  Clarke, P F ^a   Pruden, B B ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALGARY   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ASPHALTENES; DEPOSITS; DISSOLUTION; HEAT TRANSFER; HEPTANE; NONIONIC SURFACTANTS; XYLENE;

ASPHALTENE PRECIPITATION; CHEMICAL SPECIES; DISSOLUTION PROCESS; DISSOLUTION TIME; HEAT TRANSFER ANALYSIS; RE-DISSOLUTION; RE-SUSPENSION; TRANSFER TECHNIQUE;

PRECIPITATION (CHEMICAL);

EID: 85088404865     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.2118/96-112     Document Type: Conference Paper

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