Possible detection of multiple blockages using transients

Journal of Energy Resources Technology, Transactions of the ASME

Volumn 125, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 154-159

  Adewumi, Michael A ^a   Eltohami, E S ^a   Solaja, A ^a  

^a PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HIGH PRESSURE EFFECTS; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; MULTIPHASE FLOW; TURBULENT FLOW;

PIPELINE BLOCKAGES;

PIPELINES;

EID: 0038418728     PISSN: 01950738     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1115/1.1525002     Document Type: Article

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