Multiphase pumping addresses a wide range of operating problems

Oil and Gas Journal

Volumn 101, Issue 37, 2003, Pages 59-71

  Scott, Stuart L ^a  

^a TEXAS A AND M UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COSTS; INSTALLATION; PETROLEUM INDUSTRY; TECHNOLOGY;

DIAPHRAGM PUMPS;

PUMPS;

MULTIPHASE FLOW; OIL INDUSTRY; POSITIVE DISPLACEMENT PUMP;

EID: 0242305813     PISSN: 00301388     EISSN: None     Source Type: Trade Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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