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Wax Appearance Temperature (WAT / Cloud Point) Calculator

Empirical estimate from °API + wax content — ASTM D2500 / D3117

Estimate wax appearance temperature (WAT) — the cloud point at which solid paraffin first crystallises out of a crude oil — from °API gravity and wax (n-paraffin) content. Includes pour-point estimate, ΔT-margin vs operating line temperature, and a prioritised mitigation list. Lab measurement per ASTM D2500/D3117 is the reference; this calc is for FEED screening before lab data is available.

Crude Oil

°
wt %

Operating Temperatures

°C
°C

Equation

Empirical WAT (regressed):

WAT (°C) = 30 − 0.30·(°API − 25) + 1.80 · waxwt%

Pour point estimate:

PP ≈ WAT − 10 °C