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Petroleum Science and Technology Volume 32, 2014 - Issue 17
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Experimental Research on the Wax Crystal Particle Size Distribution of Waxy Crude Oil

L. HouNational Engineering Laboratory for Pipeline Safety, Beijing Key Laboratory of Urban Oil and Gas Distribution Technology, China University of Petroleum, Beijing, P. R. ChinaCorrespondence[email protected]
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L. JiaNational Engineering Laboratory for Pipeline Safety, Beijing Key Laboratory of Urban Oil and Gas Distribution Technology, China University of Petroleum, Beijing, P. R. China
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J. LiuNational Engineering Laboratory for Pipeline Safety, Beijing Key Laboratory of Urban Oil and Gas Distribution Technology, China University of Petroleum, Beijing, P. R. China
Pages 2137-2142 | Published online: 18 Jun 2014
 
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Abstract

The total settled mass of waxy crude oil has a close relationship with the particle size distribution of wax crystals. Wax crystal images of four kinds of crude oils were obtained with OPTIPHOT2-POL polarizing microscope. The wax particle size distribution was confirmed by image processing and data analysis. The results strongly suggest that wax particle size correspond to gamma distribution. Moreover, the range of wax particle size distribution expands with the increasing of temperature.

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