Pressure drop in upward vertical core-annular flow: Modeling and experimental investigation

International Conference on Multiphase: Extending the Boundaries of Flow Assurance

Volumn , Issue , 2003, Pages 373-389

  Rodriguez, O M Hernandez ^a   Bannwart, A C ^a   De Carvalho, C H M ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAMPINAS   (Brazil)

^b PETROBRAS   (Brazil)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BUOYANCY; CONTACTS (FLUID MECHANICS); CRUDE PETROLEUM; FRICTION; HYDRODYNAMICS; LUBRICATION; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; PRESSURE DROP; PRESSURE MEASUREMENT; SOLUBILITY; THERMAL EFFECTS; TURBULENT FLOW; TWO PHASE FLOW; VISCOSITY; VISCOUS FLOW;

CORE-ANNULAR FLOW; FRICTIONAL PRESSURE DROP; TURBULENT ANNULUS FLOW; WAVE SPEED MEASUREMENT;

PIPE FLOW;

EID: 2642513177     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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