Experimental study on oil-water flow in horizontal and slightly inclined pipes

International Journal of Multiphase Flow

Volumn 32, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 323-343

  Rodriguez, O M H ^a,b   Oliemans, R V A ^a  

^a DELFT UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Netherlands)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Flow patterns; Holdup; Large diameter; Liquid liquid flow; Mechanistic model; Oil water flow; Pressure gradient; Slightly inclined pipe

Indexed keywords

BRINES; DENSITOMETERS; FLOW PATTERNS; IN SITU PROCESSING; MINERAL OILS; PIPE FLOW; VISCOSITY; VOLUMETRIC ANALYSIS;

HOLDUP; LARGE DIAMETER; LIQUID-LIQUID FLOW; MECHANISTIC MODELS; OIL-WATER FLOW; PRESSURE GRADIENTS; SLIGHTLY-INCLINED PIPE;

TWO PHASE FLOW;

BRINES; DENSITOMETERS; FLOW PATTERNS; IN SITU PROCESSING; MINERAL OILS; PIPE FLOW; TWO PHASE FLOW; VISCOSITY; VOLUMETRIC ANALYSIS;

EID: 33244459625     PISSN: 03019322     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijmultiphaseflow.2005.11.001     Document Type: Article

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