Title :
Measurement of the wax appearance temperature in crude oil by laser scattering
Author :
McMullin, J.N. ; Eastman, C.D. ; Pulikkaseril, C. ; Adler, D.
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Electr. & Comput. Eng., Alberta Univ., Edmonton, Alta., Canada
Abstract :
A laser-based system for determining the wax appearance temperature (WAT) in crude oil samples is described. The system operates by monitoring the intensity of light transmitted through or scattered by a sample as the temperature is varied.
Keywords :
light scattering; light transmission; measurement by laser beam; optical variables measurement; temperature measurement; crude oil; laser scattering; laser-based system; light intensity monitoring; light scattering; light transmission; temperature measurement; wax appearance temperature; Heat sinks; Light scattering; Optical fibers; Optical filters; Optical polarization; Optical scattering; Particle scattering; Petroleum; Solids; Temperature;
Conference_Titel :
Electrical and Computer Engineering, 1999 IEEE Canadian Conference on
Conference_Location :
Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-5579-2
DOI :
10.1109/CCECE.1999.804983
