Crystallization fouling presents a significant challenge in a wide range of industries.
Accurate understanding of crystal formation is crucial for planning preventative measures …

Turbulent flow in oilfield pipes is very common, especially around chokes, tubing joints, and
safety values. However the flow is generally laminar in laboratory tests for mineral scale …

Inorganic scale (carbonate, sulphate and sulphides) formation can be predicted from
thermodynamic models and over recent years better kinetic data has improved the …

Inorganic scale (carbonate, sulphate and sulphides) formation can be predicted from
thermodynamic models and over recent years better kinetic data has improved the …

Inorganic scale formation in oilfield systems is greatly influenced by the fluid-flow regime,
with shear rates and turbulence affecting nucleation, surface growth, morphology and …

Scale and corrosion testing under high surface shear flow conditions, and selection of
effective inhibitors, is of increasing importance in oilfield production. Extremely high wall …

Turbulent flow, especially around chokes, downhole safety valves and inflow control
devices, favors scale deposition potentially leading to severe loss of production. Recently …

Current scale risk analysis focuses on thermodynamic calculations to determine the risk of
scale, ignoring system kinetics and the impact of flow regimes on scale precipitation from …

Static jar test and dynamic loop are two major test methods used for study of mineral scale
formation and evaluation of scale inhibitors. In both methods, the flow is generally in the …

Scale deposition in oilfield production systems is influenced by thermodynamic
supersaturation and kinetics, but also by hydrodynamic effects such as surface shear stress …