Numerical analysis of solid-liquid-air three-fluid transient flow for air lift system

Proceedings of the International Offshore and Polar Engineering Conference

Volumn , Issue , 2004, Pages 66-71

  Yoon, Chi Ho ^a   Park, Yong Chan ^a   Lee, Dong Kil ^a   Kwon, Seok Ki ^a   Kwon, Ou Kwang ^b  

^a Korea Institute of Geosceince and Mineral Resources   (South Korea)

^b Korea National Oil Corporation   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Air lift system; Churn; Flow pattern; Pressure drop; Slug; Three phase flows

Indexed keywords

AIR; BUBBLES (IN FLUIDS); CORRELATION METHODS; FLOW PATTERNS; FRICTION; HYDRODYNAMICS; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; NUMERICAL METHODS; PIPE; PRESSURE DROP; TERNARY SYSTEMS;

AIR LIFT SYSTEMS; CHURN; SLUG; THREE-PHASE FLOW;

MULTIPHASE FLOW;

EID: 23844491895     PISSN: 10986189     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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