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Flow Characteristics of Heavy Oil through Porous Media

H. Liu MOE Key Laboratory of Petroleum Engineering in China University of Petroleum, Beijing, China
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J. Wang MOE Key Laboratory of Petroleum Engineering in China University of Petroleum, Beijing, China
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Y. Xie Henan Oil Field Company, SINOPEC, Henan, Nanyang, China
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D. Ma Henan Oil Field Company, SINOPEC, Henan, Nanyang, China
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X. Shi Henan Oil Field Company, SINOPEC, Henan, Nanyang, China
Pages 347-359 | Received 06 Jul 2011, Accepted 29 Jul 2011, Published online: 02 Jan 2012

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