Steady-state gas flow in pipes

Journal of Petroleum Science and Engineering

Volumn 14, Issue 3-4, 1996, Pages 137-158

  Ouyang, Liang Biao ^a   Aziz, Khalid ^a  

^a STANFORD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CORRELATION METHODS; EQUATIONS OF MOTION; ERRORS; FRICTION; GAS PIPELINES; PRESSURE DROP; REYNOLDS NUMBER; WELLS;

FANNING FRICTION FACTOR; FLOW RATE; KINETIC ENERGY; STEADY STATE GAS FLOW;

PIPE FLOW;

GAS FLOWS; PIPES; WELLS-GAS;

EID: 0030149178     PISSN: 09204105     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0920-4105(95)00042-9     Document Type: Article

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