Pressure gradient in horizontal liquid-liquid flows

International Journal of Multiphase Flow

Volumn 24, Issue 7, 1999, Pages 1183-1203

  Angeli, P ^a   Hewitt, G F ^a  

^a IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Dispersed flow; Liquid liquid flow; Phase inversion; Pressure gradient; Stratified flow; Wettability

Indexed keywords

DENSITY OF LIQUIDS; DISPERSIONS; DRAG; FLOW PATTERNS; PIPE FLOW; PRESSURE MEASUREMENT; VISCOSITY OF LIQUIDS; VOLUME FRACTION; WETTING;

COCURRENT FLOW; PHASE INVERSION; PRESSURE GRADIENTS; STRATIFIED FLOW;

TWO PHASE FLOW;

LIQUID-LIQUID TWO-PHASE FLOW; OIL; PRESSURE GRADIENT; WATER; WETTING;

PETROLEUM; PRESSURE GRADIENT; TWO PHASE FLOW; WATER;

EID: 0344359814     PISSN: 03019322     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0301-9322(98)00006-8     Document Type: Article

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