Application of CFD methods to the analysis of the flow in air-lift pump

Proceedings of the International Conference on Offshore Mechanics and Arctic Engineering - OMAE

Volumn 3, Issue , 2007, Pages 685-695

  Pougatch, Konstantin ^a   Salcudean, Martha ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AIRLIFT PIPES; COMPUTATIONAL FLUID DYNAMICS (CFD) MODEL;

FLOW OF FLUIDS; PUMPS; VELOCITY DISTRIBUTION; VOLUME FRACTION;

COMPUTATIONAL FLUID DYNAMICS;

EID: 37249088325     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1115/OMAE2007-29099     Document Type: Conference Paper

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