Experimental and Numerical Investigations on Horizontal Oil-Gas Flow

Journal of Hydrodynamics

Volumn 19, Issue 6, 2007, Pages 683-689

  LU, Guang yao ^a   WANG, Jing ^a   JIA, Zhi hai ^a  

^a SHANGHAI JIAO TONG UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

flow pattern; horizontal pipe; large diameter; oil gas flow; Volume Of Fluid (VOF) technique

Indexed keywords

FLOW PATTERNS; GAS PIPELINES; NUMERICAL METHODS; PETROLEUM PIPELINES; VELOCITY MEASUREMENT;

HORIZONTAL PIPES; SLUG FLOW; SUPERFICIAL VELOCITY; VOLUME OF FLUID (VOF) TECHNIQUES;

FLOW OF GASES;

EID: 37549006415     PISSN: 10016058     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1001-6058(08)60004-9     Document Type: Article

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