A model for restart of a pipeline with compressible gelled waxy crude oil

Journal of Non-Newtonian Fluid Mechanics

Volumn 123, Issue 2-3, 2004, Pages 269-280

  Davidson, Malcolm R ^a   Nguyen, Q Dzuy ^b   Chang, Cheng ^a   Rønningsen, Hans Petter ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ADELAIDE   (Australia)

^c STATOIL   (Norway)

Author keywords

Numerical model; Pipeline start up; Waxy crude oil; Yield stress

Indexed keywords

COMPRESSIBILITY OF LIQUIDS; COMPRESSIBLE FLOW; CRUDE PETROLEUM; INCOMPRESSIBLE FLOW; INTERFACES (MATERIALS); PARAFFIN WAXES; VISCOUS FLOW; YIELD STRESS;

BINGHAM PLASTIC BEHAVIOR; FLOW RATE; GELLED WAXY CRUDE OIL; OIL COMPRESSIBILITY;

PIPELINES;

COMPRESSIBLE FLUID; CRUDE OIL; FLUID FLOW; MODEL; PIPELINE;

EID: 8844256207     PISSN: 03770257     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jnnfm.2004.09.007     Document Type: Article

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