An experimental study on downward slug flow in inclined pipes

SPE Production and Facilities

Volumn 11, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 173-178

  Roumazeilles, P M ^a,b,c   Yang, Jiede ^d,e,f   Sarica, Cem ^a,d,g   Chen, X T ^d,h,i   Wilson, J F ^d,j,k   Brill, J P ^a,l,m,n  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TULSA   (United States)

^b SCHLUMBERGER   (United States)

^c Ecl Natl Superiere d'Hydr M   (France)

^d The University of Tulsa Tulsa

^e U of Petroleum in China

^f South Dakota School of Mines

^g ISTANBUL TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^h XI'AN JIAOTONG UNIVERSITY   (China)

ⁱ XI'AN JIAOTONG UNIVERSITY   (China)

^j Paraffin Deposition Jt Indust P ^*

^k KANSAS STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^l BP EXPLORATION   (United Kingdom)

^m UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

ⁿ UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTIN   (United States)

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Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER SIMULATION; CORRELATION METHODS; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; PETROLEUM PIPELINES; PIPE FLOW; PRESSURE DROP; PRESSURE MEASUREMENT; TEST FACILITIES; TWO PHASE FLOW;

DOWNWARD SLUG FLOW; INCLINED PIPES; LIQUID HOLDUP; LIQUID SLUG HOLDUP CORRELATION; PIPE INCLINATION ANGLES; TRANSLATIONAL VELOCITY;

FLOW PATTERNS;

EID: 0030212348     PISSN: 1064668X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2118/28546-PA     Document Type: Article

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