Studies of three phase oil-water-gas flow in pipelines

International Conference on Multiphase: Extending the Boundaries of Flow Assurance

Volumn , Issue , 2003, Pages 407-423

  Bonizzi, M ^a   Issa, R I ^a   Hewitt, G F ^a   Mendes Tatsis, A ^a   Odozi, O ^a  

^a IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMPUTATIONAL METHODS; CONTACTS (FLUID MECHANICS); DENSITOMETERS; GRADIENT METHODS; NUMERICAL METHODS; PIPELINES; PRESSURE MEASUREMENT; TWO PHASE FLOW; VISCOSITY; WATER;

ANAOMALOUS FLOW; GAS-LIQUID-LIQUID FLOW; PHASE INVERSION; THREE PHASE FLOW;

PIPE FLOW;

EID: 2642542502     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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