Pressure drop in gas slugs in vertical tubes and flooding instability

AIChE Journal

Volumn 46, Issue 4, 2000, Pages 707-723

  Guedes De Carvalho, J R F ^a   Ferreira, M J F ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PORTO   (Portugal)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARGON; ATMOSPHERIC PRESSURE; CORRELATION METHODS; DENSITY MEASUREMENT (SPECIFIC GRAVITY); GLYCEROL; PHASE INTERFACES; PRESSURE DROP; PRESSURE TRANSDUCERS; VISCOSITY MEASUREMENT;

GAS SLUGS;

FLUID MECHANICS;

GLYCEROL; WATER;

PRESSURE DROP; PRESSURE MEASUREMENT; SLUG CHARACTERISTICS; TRANSDUCER; VERTICAL PIPE;

ARTICLE; DENSITY; FORCE; GAS FLOW; LIQUID; PREDICTION; PRESSURE GRADIENT; PRESSURE TRANSDUCER; TUBE; VELOCITY; VISCOSITY; WETTABILITY;

GASTROPODA;

EID: 0033627318     PISSN: 00011541     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/aic.690460406     Document Type: Article

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