High molecular weight paraffins crystallize and deposit on the inner walls of production lines and oil pipelines operating in cold environments, causing reductions in flow rate, increase of the production cost, or even the total blockage of the transport lines. Wax deposition is a complex process involving multidisciplinary knowledge, so that different approaches have been proposed for its modeling. The primary purpose of this work was to investigate the wax deposition process in a simple geometry under well-controlled conditions, using a numerical and experimental approach, focusing on a better understanding of the phenomena controlling the wax deposition, the formation of the deposit and its aging. Controlled experiments were conducted using laboratory solutions which allowed visualization and measurement of the spatial and temporal evolution of wax deposits under laminar and turbulent flows. A multicomponent model for laminar flow, called enthalpy-porosity, was developed. The thickness and composition of the deposit were determined by a thermodynamic model coupled with conservation equations of mass, linear momentum, energy and species. The results indicated that the Soret effect does not contribute to wax deposition. The thickness of the deposit was well predicted by the numerical model for steady state, presenting, however, differences in its temporal evolution. The multicomponent model developed provides valuable information in addition to the deposited thickness, such as the wax appearance temperature (WAT) and the critical carbon number (CCN) of the wax-oil system. These are relevant information for the prediction of the deposit composition and the aging process. The numerical results demonstrated that higher flow rates and wall temperatures lead to thinner deposits. It was also shown that the deposit wax content is higher for higher shear rates, while higher wall temperatures lead to higher solid content in the intermediate region of the deposit.