The Norsk Hydro Multi Phase Flow Loop. A high pressure flow loop for real three-phase hydrocarbon systems

Flow Measurement and Instrumentation

Volumn 17, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 163-170

  Robøle, Berit ^a   Kvandal, Harald Knut ^a   Schüller, Reidar Barfod ^b  

^a STATOIL   (Norway)

^b NORWEGIAN UNIVERSITY OF LIFE SCIENCES   (Norway)

Author keywords

High pressure; Multiphase flow; Real hydrocarbon system; Test facility; Three phase flow loop

Indexed keywords

FLOW MEASURING INSTRUMENTS; HIGH PRESSURE EFFECTS; MULTIPHASE FLOW; TEST FACILITIES; THERMAL EFFECTS;

HIGH PRESSURE FLOW LOOP; INDUSTRIAL-SCALE TEST FACILITY; SYSTEM CHEMISTRY;

HYDROCARBONS;

FLOW MEASURING INSTRUMENTS; HIGH PRESSURE EFFECTS; HYDROCARBONS; MULTIPHASE FLOW; TEST FACILITIES; THERMAL EFFECTS;

EID: 33645862558     PISSN: 09555986     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.flowmeasinst.2006.01.003     Document Type: Article

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