Influence of hydrodynamic forces and interfacial momentum transfer on the flow of two immiscible phases

Journal of Petroleum Science and Engineering

Volumn 19, Issue 3-4, 1998, Pages 177-190

  Bentsen, Ramon G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Capillary pressure; Coupled processes; Flow mechanism; Hydrodynamics; Multiphase flow; Permeability

Indexed keywords

INTERFACIAL MOMENTUM TRANSFER;

CAPILLARY FLOW; ERROR ANALYSIS; HYDRODYNAMICS; MECHANICAL PERMEABILITY; PHASE INTERFACES; SOLUBILITY;

TWO PHASE FLOW;

FLUID FLOW; HYDRODYNAMIC FORCE; IMMISCIBLE FLUID; MOMENTUM TRANSFER; PERMEABILITY;

FLUID FLOW; HYDRODYNAMICS; MOMENTUM TRANSFER; MULTIPHASE FLOW; PERMEABILITY;

EID: 0032029723     PISSN: 09204105     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0920-4105(97)00021-1     Document Type: Article

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