Unified mechanistic model for steady-state two-phase flow: Horizontal to vertical upward flow

SPE Journal

Volumn 5, Issue 3, 2000, Pages 339-350

  Gomez, L E ^a   Shoham, O ^a   Schmidt, Z ^a   Chokshi, R N ^a   Northug, T ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TULSA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BUBBLES (IN FLUIDS); COMPUTATIONAL FLUID DYNAMICS; CORRELATION METHODS; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; PRESSURE DROP; TWO PHASE FLOW;

UPWARD FLOW;

CRUDE PETROLEUM;

EID: 0034261207     PISSN: 1086055X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2118/65705-PA     Document Type: Article

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