Composite power law holdup correlations in horizontal pipes

International Journal of Multiphase Flow

Volumn 31, Issue 12, 2005, Pages 1276-1303

  Garcia F ^a   Garcia R ^a   Joseph, D D ^b  

^a UNIVERSIDAD CENTRAL DE VENEZUELA   (Venezuela)

^b University of Minnesota   (United States)

Author keywords

Flow type; Gas liquid; Holdup; Pipe flow; Power law

Indexed keywords

CORRELATION METHODS; DATABASE SYSTEMS; ERROR ANALYSIS; ESTIMATION; KINEMATICS; REYNOLDS NUMBER; VISCOSITY;

FLOW TYPE; GAS-LIQUID; HOLDUP; POWER LAW;

PIPE FLOW;

FLOW PATTERN; FLOW VELOCITY; GAS-LIQUID TWO-PHASE FLOW; HOLD-UP; MULTIPHASE FLOW; PIPE FLOW;

EID: 28144462556     PISSN: 03019322     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijmultiphaseflow.2005.07.007     Document Type: Article

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