Flow start-up and transportation of waxy crude oil in pipelines-A review

Wax deposition and gel formation have been crucial problems to the oil industries. The deposition of waxes would lead to gelation which blocks flow in pipelines and interrupts steady production of oil at offshore fields. The plugged gel needs to be restarted by applying a pressure that is much hig...

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Main Authors: Girma, T. Chala*, Shaharin, A. Sulaiman, Azuraien, Japper Jaafar
Format: Article
Published: Elsevier B.V. 2018
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Online Access:http://eprints.intimal.edu.my/998/
http://eprints.intimal.edu.my/998/
http://eprints.intimal.edu.my/998/