CFD analysis of the transient flow in a low-oil concentration hydrocyclone

AIChE Annual Meeting, Conference Proceedings

Volumn , Issue , 2005, Pages 646-657

  Paladino, E E ^a   Nunes, G C ^b   Schwenk, L ^a  

^a CELTA   (Brazil)

^b PETROBRAS   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Algebraic slip (drift flux) model; Hydrocyclone; Numerical simulation; Oil water separation

Indexed keywords

COMPUTATION THEORY; COMPUTATIONAL FLUID DYNAMICS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; OIL WELLS; PRESSURE DROP;

ALGEBRAIC SLIP (DRIFT FLUX) MODEL; HYDROCYCLONES; OIL-WATER SEPARATION; SEPARATION EFFICIENCY;

FLOW OF FLUIDS;

EID: 33645559456     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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