Prediction of slug liquid holdup: Horizontal to upward vertical flow

International Journal of Multiphase Flow

Volumn 26, Issue 3, 2000, Pages 517-521

  Gomez, L E ^a   Shoham, O ^a   Taitel, Y ^b  

^a The University of Tulsa Tulsa   (United States)

^b TEL AVIV UNIVERSITY   (Israel)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CORRELATION METHODS; DATABASE SYSTEMS; DENSITY OF LIQUIDS; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; PIPE FLOW; PRESSURE DROP; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; REYNOLDS NUMBER; VISCOSITY OF LIQUIDS;

HORIZONTAL FLOW; SLUG LIQUID HOLDUP; VERTICAL FLOW;

TWO PHASE FLOW;

HOLD-UP; INCLINATION; PIPE FLOW; PREDICTION MODEL; SLUG FLOW;

EID: 0034145108     PISSN: 03019322     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0301-9322(99)00025-7     Document Type: Article

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