Flow-pattern transition and hydrodynamic modeling of churn flow

SPE Journal

Volumn 4, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 342-347

  Tengesdal, J O ^a   Kaya, A S ^a   Sarica, C ^a  

^a PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FLOW PATTERNS; HYDRODYNAMICS; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; OIL WELLS; PRESSURE DROP; TRANSITION FLOW;

CHURN FLOW;

TWO PHASE FLOW;

EID: 0033278759     PISSN: 1086055X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2118/57756-pa     Document Type: Article

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