Experimental Evidence of the Applicability of Colebrook and Borda Carnot-Type Head Loss Formulas in Transient Slug Test Analysis

Journal of Hydraulic Engineering

Volumn 134, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 644-651

  Zenner, Matthias A ^a  

^a FREIE UNIVERSITÄT BERLIN   (Germany)

Author keywords

Friction; Head loss; Pipe flow; Turbulent flow; Wells

Indexed keywords

NONLINEAR ANALYSIS; TURBULENCE; FLOW PATTERNS; FRICTION; PIPE FLOW; TURBULENT FLOW; WELLHEADS;

EXPERIMENTAL EVIDENCE; FLOW PATH; HEAD LOSS; HEAD RESPONSE; LOSS FORMULAE; NON-LINEAR IMPACT; SLUG TEST; STEADY STATE; TEST ANALYSIS; WELL;

PACKERS; HYDRAULICS;

BORDA CARNOT-TYPE FORMULA; COLEBROOK FORMULA; HEAD LOSS; TRANSIENT SLUG TEST ANALYSIS;

FLOW PATTERNS; FRICTION; HYDRAULICS; PIPE FLOW; TURBULENT FLOW; WELLHEADS;

AQUIFER; FRICTION; PIPE FLOW; SLUG TEST; TURBULENT FLOW; WELL WATER;

EID: 42449133870     PISSN: 07339429     EISSN: 19437900     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1061/(ASCE)0733-9429(2008)134:5(644)     Document Type: Article

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