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This study investigates the rheological and heat transfer characteristics of crude oil to address engineering challenges in its extraction and transport.

June 28, 2026International Journal of Numerical Methods for Heat &amp Fluid Flow

Rheological law and flow characteristics of crude oil: experiment and simulation analysis

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ACAilian Chang WMWenqing Mo MSMinglu Shao

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Combined experimental and simulation analysis reveals the flow and heat transfer properties of crude oil, indicating improved transportation efficiency.

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This study investigates the rheological and heat transfer characteristics of crude oil to address engineering challenges in its extraction and transport.
Conducted rheological experiments on four African crude oil samples using an Anton Paar MCR302 rheometer.
Compared three constitutive models (Power-law, Bingham, Herschel–Bulkley) to determine optimal parameters.
Applied fitted rheological parameters in Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD) simulations to analyze flow behavior and heat transfer in a horizontal pipe.
Four crude oil samples demonstrated significant shear-thinning behavior, classifying as pseudoplastic non-Newtonian fluids.
The power-law model yielded the highest fit quality (R2 = 0.9).
Increased power-law index n led to higher central velocity and friction coefficient, but decreased Nusselt number (Nu) and heat transfer coefficient (h).

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Chang et al. (2026) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/6a40b99561bb0a67205c5cf5 https://doi.org/10.1108/hff-04-2026-0532

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June 28, 2026International Journal of Numerical Methods for Heat &amp Fluid Flow

Rheological law and flow characteristics of crude oil: experiment and simulation analysis

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ACAilian Chang WMWenqing Mo MSMinglu Shao

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Combined experimental and simulation analysis reveals the flow and heat transfer properties of crude oil, indicating improved transportation efficiency.

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This study investigates the rheological and heat transfer characteristics of crude oil to address engineering challenges in its extraction and transport.
Conducted rheological experiments on four African crude oil samples using an Anton Paar MCR302 rheometer.
Compared three constitutive models (Power-law, Bingham, Herschel–Bulkley) to determine optimal parameters.
Applied fitted rheological parameters in Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD) simulations to analyze flow behavior and heat transfer in a horizontal pipe.
Four crude oil samples demonstrated significant shear-thinning behavior, classifying as pseudoplastic non-Newtonian fluids.
The power-law model yielded the highest fit quality (R2 = 0.9).
Increased power-law index n led to higher central velocity and friction coefficient, but decreased Nusselt number (Nu) and heat transfer coefficient (h).

Cite This Study

Chang et al. (2026) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/6a40b99561bb0a67205c5cf5 https://doi.org/10.1108/hff-04-2026-0532

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