Effect of undulation on gas-liquid two-phase flow through a horizontal pipeline

Chemical Engineering Research and Design

Volumn 86, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 269-278

  Mandal, T K ^a   Bhuyan, M K ^a   Das, G ^a   Das, P K ^a  

^a INDIAN INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (India)

Author keywords

Air water flow; Flow pattern; Signal analysis; Slug characteristics; Undulation

Indexed keywords

AUTOCORRELATION; FAST FOURIER TRANSFORMS; FLOW PATTERNS; FLOW VELOCITY; PROBABILITY DENSITY FUNCTION; SIGNAL ANALYSIS; TWO PHASE FLOW;

CROSS CORRELATION TECHNIQUE; SLUG LENGTH DISTRIBUTION; SLUG VELOCITY;

PIPE FLOW;

AUTOCORRELATION; FAST FOURIER TRANSFORMS; FLOW PATTERNS; FLOW VELOCITY; PIPE FLOW; PROBABILITY DENSITY FUNCTION; SIGNAL ANALYSIS; TWO PHASE FLOW;

EID: 44249101425     PISSN: 02638762     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cherd.2007.11.014     Document Type: Article

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