TY  - JOUR
PY  - 1999//
TI  - Low-temperature oxidation characteristics of pipeline wax
JO  - Journal of fire sciences
A1  - Jones, J. C.
A1  - Cook, B.
SP  - 477
EP  - 482
VL  - 17
IS  - 6
N2  - Four samples of pipeline wax from a North Sea crude oil pipeline have been examined in a microcalorimeter across a range of temperatures. The samples, which weighed a little under a gram, gave heat-release rates up to about 20 mu W, and the initial temperature history is such that there is a small amount of melting which is manifest as a negative microcalorimeter signal. Estimated activation energies for the oxidation are of the expected order of magnitude, though a little low.    Keywords: Pipeline transportation<p />
LA  - en
SN  - 0734-9041
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/
ID  - ref1
ER  -