Characterization and Properties of Petroleum Fractions

Both petroleum professionals and those without a technical engineering background will find this unique new manual to be a vital and comprehensive reference for the petroleum industry in both processing and production. WHAT MAKES THIS MANUAL SO UNIQUE? Presents over 600 predictive methods from theoretical to empirical, including the most widely used and most accurate ones for a wide range of conditions Covers over 100 thermodynamic and physical properties, which are applicable to a wide range of pure compounds, mixtures, petroleum fractions, petroleum products, heavy residues, waxes, asphaltenes, crude oils, natural gases, reservoir fluids, and coal liquids. Discusses light and heavy, liquid and vapor, and low and high pressure systems Provides specific recommendations for each listed property and its applications Includes solved practical problems and presents exercise problems with a large number of actual data for oils from around the world. This new manual is a unique and comprehensive resource for professionals in the petroleum industry, research, and government, as well as environmental organizations and academia. Table of ContentsChapter 1-Introduction Chapter 2-Characterization and Properties of Pure Hydrocarbons Chapter 3-Characterization of Petroleum Fractions Chapter 4-Characterization of Reservoir Fluids and Crude Oils Chapter 5-PVT Relations and Equations of State Chapter 6-Thermodynamic Relations for Property Estimations Chapter 7-Applications: Estimation of Thermophysical Properties Chapter 8-Applications: Estimation of Transport Properties Chapter 9-Applications: Phase Equilibrium Calculations Appendix Index Read more