On-Line drop size distribution measurement of oil-water dispersion using a par-tec m300 laser backscatter instrument

Society of Petroleum Engineers - SPE Annual Technical Conference and Exhibition

Volumn , Issue , 1996, Pages 785-796

  EL Hamouz, A M ^a   Stewart, A C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COALESCENCE; DROPS; MIXTURES; NEEDLES; SIZE DISTRIBUTION; TWO PHASE FLOW; CRUDE PETROLEUM; DROP FORMATION; OPTICAL MICROSCOPY; PARTICLE SIZE ANALYSIS; PHASE COMPOSITION; PIPE FITTINGS; PIPELINE BENDS; WATER;

BATCH MIXING PROCESS; DISPERSION CHARACTERISTICS; DROP COALESCENCE; DROP SIZE DISTRIBUTION; HORIZONTAL PIPES; OIL-WATER MIXTURE; ONLINE OPERATIONS; TWO PHASE SYSTEMS;

PIPE FITTINGS; DISPERSIONS;

DROP SIZE DISTRIBUTION MEASUREMENT; OIL WATER DISPERSION; SCANNING LASER MICROSCOPE;

EID: 0029728012     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.2118/36672-ms     Document Type: Conference Paper

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