Molecular dynamics simulation of wax molecules aggregational crystallization behavior during cooling of crude oil mixture

The crystallization behavior of wax molecules is the root cause of wax deposition. In this study, molecular dynamics simulations were used to investigate the aggregational crystallization behavior of wax molecules in a crude oil system. The results show that wax molecules produce ordered wax crystal...

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Published in:	Case Studies in Thermal Engineering
Main Authors:	Hengguang Cao, Xuewen Cao, Xiangyang Zhao, Dan Guo, Yang Liu, Jiang Bian
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	Elsevier 2022-09-01
Subjects:	Waxy crude oil Molecular dynamics simulation Wax crystal Aggregation Asphaltene
Online Access:	http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2214157X2200541X