Two-phase co-current flow in inclined pipe

International Journal of Heat and Mass Transfer

Volumn 41, Issue 24, 1998, Pages 4205-4228

  Speeding, P L ^a   Watterson, J K ^a   Raghunathan, S R ^a   Ferguson, M E G ^a  

^a QUEEN'S UNIVERSITY BELFAST   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DENSITY (SPECIFIC GRAVITY); PIPE FLOW; PRESSURE DROP; SURFACE TENSION; VELOCITY;

INCLINED PIPE; TWO PHASE CO CURRENT FLOW;

TWO PHASE FLOW;

OFFSHORE APPLICATION; OIL AND GAS PRODUCTION; PIPE FLOW; TWO-PHASE FLOW;

OFFSHORE APPLICATION; OIL PRODUCTION; PIPE FLOW; TWO PHASE FLOW;

EID: 0345434911     PISSN: 00179310     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0017-9310(98)00122-7     Document Type: Article

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