Settling of paraffin crystals in cooled middle distillate fuels

On the effect of wax content on paraffin wax deposition in a batch oscillatory baffled tube apparatus

“…Examples of studies in mitigation of wax deposition can be found, e.g. using high velocity flow [2]; using the combined shear and flow improvers [17]; inductive heating of pipelines [18] application of glass inner layer [13] addition of chemical wax inhibitor [19,20] using Nd-Fe-B magnets [21,45] and use of exothermic chemical reactions [22]. In this work, we introduce a relatively new device, the oscillatory baffled tube apparatus (OBTA), which is completely different from these aforementioned.…”

Biodiesel as an alternative fuel for direct injection diesel engines: A review

“…Marie et al 128 investigated the mechanism of additives that controls the sedimentation of paraffin crystals after their crystallization in diesel fuel. They observed that the wax antisettling additives used for preventing wax crystal sedimentation adsorb on to surfaces of wax particles and provide them with enhanced colloidal stability.…”

Improvement of fuel properties of cottonseed oil methyl esters with commercial additives

“…0.5 mm) cluster of crystals first occurs upon cooling under the prescribed conditions of the test method [30]. At temperatures below CP, orthorhombic crystalline growth continues in two dimensions to form large platelet lamellae [31][32][33][34][35]. These lamellae accrete to form agglomerations that eventually become extensive enough to prevent pouring of the fluid [31][32][33][34][35].…”