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CFD modeling of asphaltene deposition rate from crude oil

M. Haghshenasfard - No affiliation found

2015/04/01 Full-length article DOI: 10.1016/j.petrol.2015.01.037 Journal: Journal of Petroleum Science and Engineering

Abstract:

Highlights•Effects of operating conditions on asphaltene deposition rate are studied numerically.•Effect of wall roughness on fouling is analyzed.•Increasing the wall roughness reduces the deposition.•The deposition rate plateaus with further increase of the wall roughness beyond 0.01D.