Prediction of Viscosity for Characterized Oils and Their Fractions Using the Expanded Fluid Model

A methodology has been developed to predict the viscosity of crude oils and their fractions from a distillation-based oil characterization. The maltenes were characterized as a set of pseudo-components with properties determined from established generalized correlations. The asphaltene fraction was characterized as a single component and its properties were measured. The viscosities of the pseudo-components, asphaltenes, whole oils, and their...