Displacement of one Newtonian fluid by another: Density effects in axial annular flow

International Journal of Multiphase Flow

Volumn 23, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 113-129

  Szabo, P ^a   Hassager, O ^a  

^a TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF DENMARK   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Annular flow; Arbitrary Langrange Euler kinematics; Buoyancy forces; Displacement efficiency; Film drainage; Finite elements; Fluid fluid displacement

Indexed keywords

BUOYANCY; DENSITY (SPECIFIC GRAVITY); FINITE ELEMENT METHOD; HYDRODYNAMICS; INTERFACES (MATERIALS); KINEMATICS; LAGRANGE MULTIPLIERS; REYNOLDS NUMBER; THIN FILMS;

ANNULAR FLOW; AZIMUTHAL TRANSPORT; DENSITY EFFECTS; DISPLACEMENT EFFICIENCY; FLUID-FLUID INTERFACE;

NEWTONIAN LIQUIDS;

ANNULAR FLOW; FINITE ELEMENT METHOD; MULTIPHASE FLOW; NEWTONIAN FLUIDS;

EID: 0031081166     PISSN: 03019322     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/s0301-9322(96)00062-6     Document Type: Article

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