Modeling of slug dissipation and generation in gas-liquid hilly-terrain pipe flow

Journal of Energy Resources Technology, Transactions of the ASME

Volumn 125, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 161-168

  Zhang, Hong Quan ^a   Al Safran, Eissa M ^a   Jayawardena, Subash S ^b   Redus, Clifford L ^c   Sarica, Cem ^a   Brill, James P ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TULSA   (United States)

^b SHELL GLOBAL SOLUTIONS INTERNATIONAL B V   (United States)

^c Redus Engineering   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMPUTATIONAL FLUID DYNAMICS; FLUID STRUCTURE INTERACTION; GAS PIPELINES; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; PHASE INTERFACES;

GAS-LIQUID PIPE FLOW; SLUG DISSIPATION; SLUG GENERATION;

ENERGY DISSIPATION;

EID: 10644284052     PISSN: 01950738     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1115/1.1580847     Document Type: Article

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