Baffle plate configurations to enhance separation in horizontal primary separators

Chemical Engineering Journal

Volumn 77, Issue 3, 2000, Pages 221-226

  Wilkinson, Derek ^a   Waldie, Brian ^a   Mohamad Nor, M I ^a   Yen Lee, Hsio ^a  

^a HERIOT WATT UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

CFD model; Oil water separation; Primary separator; Separation

Indexed keywords

COMPUTATIONAL FLUID DYNAMICS; LAMINAR FLOW; OIL WELLS; SEPARATORS; TURBULENT FLOW; WATER;

PRIMARY SEPARATORS;

SEPARATION;

COMPUTATIONAL FLUID DYNAMICS; OIL-WATER EMULSION; PRIMARY RECOVERY TECHNIQUE; SEPARATOR;

EID: 0034120428     PISSN: 13858947     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1385-8947(99)00170-9     Document Type: Article

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