Numerical modelling of deep sea air-lift

Ocean Engineering

Volumn 35, Issue 11-12, 2008, Pages 1173-1182

  Pougatch, K ^a   Salcudean, M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Air lift; CFD; Deep sea mining; Multiphase flow; Numerical modelling; Three phase flow

Indexed keywords

AIR; ARCHITECTURAL DESIGN; CHEMICAL MODIFICATION; NUMERICAL METHODS; OFFSHORE OIL WELL PRODUCTION; PIPE; PIPING SYSTEMS; PROCESS DESIGN; PROCESS ENGINEERING; VOLUME FRACTION;

(+ MOD 2N) OPERATION; (E ,3E) PROCESS; AIR-LIFT; AIR-LIFT PUMPS; AXISYMMETRIC; DEEP SEA; ELSEVIER (CO); FUNDAMENTAL QUESTIONS; NUMERICAL MODELLING; OPTIMAL PROCESS PARAMETERS; PHASE DISTRIBUTIONS; PIPE DIAMETERS; SOLID PARTICLES; THREE PHASE FLOWS; VELOCITY PROFILING; WALL FRICTION;

MATHEMATICAL MODELS;

COMPUTATIONAL FLUID DYNAMICS; DEEP SEA; FLOW VELOCITY; MULTIPHASE FLOW; NUMERICAL MODEL; PIPE FLOW; THREE PHASE FLOW;

EID: 46749146057     PISSN: 00298018     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.oceaneng.2008.04.006     Document Type: Article

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