Asphaltenes are the heaviest and most polarizable components of crude oil. The phase
behavior of these polydisperse components is important in both the upstream and …

Asphaltene deposition is one of the important problems of oil production that requires an
accurate predictive modelling. We developed an asphaltene deposition model in a pipeline …

Asphaltenes often tend to deposit in reservoirs, flow lines, separators, and other systems
along production lines causing significant production loss due to restricted oil flow or …

A new two-dimensional dynamic model was developed to simulate asphaltene precipitation,
aggregation, and deposition at isothermal and non-isothermal conditions. The perturbed …

Asphaltene has been recognized as the cholesterol of petroleum for decades due to its
precipitation and deposition in oil production, transportation and processing facilities …

Deposition from a suspended phase onto a surface can aversely affect everyday transport
processes on a variety of scales, from mineral scale corrosion of household plumbing …

Precipitation of heavy hydrocarbon components such as Wax and Asphaltenes are one of
the most challenging issues in oil production processes. The associated complications …

Asphaltene deposition in the pore-throats of reservoir rock reduces permeability, which
leads to a reduction in oil production. The amount of deposited asphaltene is generally …

Asphaltene deposition phenomena are investigated both theoretically and experimentally. A
Couette device, where the inner cylinder rotates and particles deposit on the outer wall, is …

In this paper, the Eulerian approach was applied to model asphaltene deposition process in
turbulent production pipeline. In addition to common mechanisms such as drag, lift, gravity …