Status of electromagnetic heating for enhanced heavy oil/bitumen recovery and future prospects: A review

Applied Energy - Tập 151 - Trang 206-226 - 2015
Achinta Bera1, Tayfun Babadagli1
1University of Alberta, Canada

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