An in situ method for observing wax crystallization under pipe flow

We report on an x-ray diffraction investigation of the nucleation and growth of wax crystals and the evolution of the resulting wax-gel deposit in mixtures of paraffin wax and dodecane under pipe flow. This work is an in situ x-ray diffraction study of wax crystallization in oil-wax mixtures under f...

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Published in:Review of scientific instruments 2004-04, Vol.75 (4), p.873-877
Main Authors: Guthrie, Sarah E., Mazzanti, Gianfranco, Steer, Tyrone N., Stetzer, MacKenzie R., Kautsky, Sacha P., Merz, Hugh, Idziak, Stefan H. J., Sirota, Eric B.
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Language:English
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Summary:We report on an x-ray diffraction investigation of the nucleation and growth of wax crystals and the evolution of the resulting wax-gel deposit in mixtures of paraffin wax and dodecane under pipe flow. This work is an in situ x-ray diffraction study of wax crystallization in oil-wax mixtures under flow and is completely noninvasive. This technique is shown to be consistent with other methods.
ISSN:0034-6748
1089-7623
DOI:10.1063/1.1666991