Validation of a novel algorithm for the adaptive calculation of transient stratified flow of gas, oil and water in pipelines

International Journal for Numerical Methods in Engineering

Volumn 51, Issue 5, 2001, Pages 579-607

  Hanich, L ^a   Thompson, C ^a  

^a CRANFIELD UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Adaptivity; Hold up; Pipeline; Shear stress; Stratified; Three phase

Indexed keywords

ALGORITHMS; COMPUTATIONAL GEOMETRY; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; OBJECT ORIENTED PROGRAMMING; PARTIAL DIFFERENTIAL EQUATIONS; PIPELINES;

ADAPTIVE MESH REFINEMENT METHODS;

MULTIPHASE FLOW;

ALGORITHM; COMPUTER MODELING; MULTIPHASE PIPELINE; PIPE FLOW; THREE-PHASE FLOW; TRANSIENT FLOW;

EID: 0035919226     PISSN: 00295981     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/nme.177.abs     Document Type: Article

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