Experimental study of two and three phase flows in large diameter inclined pipes

International Journal of Multiphase Flow

Volumn 29, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 527-558

  Oddie, G ^a   Shi, H ^b   Durlofsky, L J ^b,c   Aziz, K ^b   Pfeffer, B ^a   Holmes, J A ^d  

^a SCHLUMBERGER CAMBRIDGE RESEARCH   (United Kingdom)

^b STANFORD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c CHEVRON ENERGY TECHNOLOGY COMPANY   (United States)

^d SCHLUMBERGER   (United States)

Author keywords

Flow pattern; Holdup; Inclined; Large diameter; Mechanistic model; Oil water; Oil water gas; Steady state; Three phase; Transient; Two phase; Water gas; Wellbore

Indexed keywords

DENSITOMETERS; MULTIPHASE FLOW; VOLUME FRACTION;

MECHANISTIC MODEL;

PIPE;

FLOW PATTERN; GAS; MECHANICAL PROPERTY; MODELING; OIL; PIPE FLOW; THREE-PHASE FLOW; TWO-PHASE FLOW; WATER;

EID: 0037654654     PISSN: 03019322     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0301-9322(03)00015-6     Document Type: Article

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