Experimental Study on Foamy Oil Flow by Using Different heavy Oil-Solvent Systems

............................................................................................................ i ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS ..................................................................................... iii DEDICATION ........................................................................................................... iv TABLE OF CONTENTS ........................................................................................... v LIST OF TABLES .................................................................................................... ix LIST OF FIGURES .................................................................................................... x NOMENCLATURE ................................................................................................. xv CHAPTER

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