ONLINE MEASUREMENT OF NON-NEWTONIAN WAXY CRUDE OIL FLOW PARAMETERS USING ELECTRICAL CAPACITANCE TOMOGRAPHY

• Main Author: SHAFQUET, AREEBA
• Format: Thesis
• Language: English
• Published: 2016
• Subjects: TK Electrical engineering. Electronics Nuclear engineering
• Online Access: http://utpedia.utp.edu.my/id/eprint/21546/1/2015%20-ELECTRICAL%20%26%20ELECTRONIC%20-%20ONLINE%20MEASUREMENT%20OF%20NON-NEWTONIAN%20WAXY%20CRUDE%20OIL%20FLOW%20PARAMETERS%20USING%20ELECTRICAL%20CAPACITANCE%20TOMOGRAPHY%20-%20AREEBA%20SHAFQUET.pdf; http://utpedia.utp.edu.my/id/eprint/21546/

Waxy crude oil is commonly found in many parts of the world and represents 20% of global oil reserves. It shows distinct behaviour under two different operating conditions. First, at a temperature above its Wax Appearance Temperature (WAT), it behaves as a Newtonian tluid. However. when it !lows...