Slug initiation and evolution in two-phase horizontal flow

International Journal of Multiphase Flow

Volumn 32, Issue 5, 2006, Pages 527-552

  Ujang, Priscilla M ^a   Lawrence, Christopher J ^a   Hale, Colin P ^a   Hewitt, Geoffrey F ^a  

^a IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Gas liquid horizontal flow; Slug initiation

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERIC PRESSURE; CORRELATION METHODS; GAS DYNAMICS; HYDRODYNAMICS; POISSON DISTRIBUTION; STATISTICAL METHODS;

AIR-WATER EXPERIMENTS; CORRELATIONS; INTERFACIAL STRUCTURES; SLUG;

TWO PHASE FLOW;

ATMOSPHERIC PRESSURE; CORRELATION METHODS; GAS DYNAMICS; HYDRODYNAMICS; POISSON DISTRIBUTION; STATISTICAL METHODS; TWO PHASE FLOW;

EID: 33646508338     PISSN: 03019322     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijmultiphaseflow.2005.11.005     Document Type: Article

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