Long slugs in pipelines: Experiments and slug tracking modelling

12th International Conference on Multiphase Production Technology '05

Volumn , Issue , 2005, Pages 221-233

  Kristiansen, O ^a   Chupin, G ^a   Klebert, P ^a   Nydal, O J ^a  

^a NORWEGIAN UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Norway)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HIGH PRESSURE BOILERS; HYDRODYNAMICS; MATHEMATICAL MODELS;

GAMMA DENSITOMETERS; SLUG TRANSITION;

MULTIPHASE FLOW;

EID: 32444449214     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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