Flow testing methods to detect and characterize partial blockages in looped subsea flowlines

Journal of Energy Resources Technology, Transactions of the ASME

Volumn 121, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 154-160

  Scott, S L ^a,b   Yi, J ^a,c  

^a LOUISIANA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Texas AandM University   (United States)

^c PURDUE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 1142287658     PISSN: 01950738     EISSN: 15288994     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1115/1.2795975     Document Type: Article

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