Experimental investigation on the slip between oil and water in horizontal pipes

Experimental Thermal and Fluid Science

Volumn 33, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 178-183

  Xu, Jing yu ^a   Wu, Ying xiang ^a   Feng, Fei fei ^a   Chang, Ying ^a   Li, Dong hui ^a  

^a INSTITUTE OF MECHANICS   (China)

Author keywords

Horizontal pipes; Oil water flow; Slip velocity

Indexed keywords

FLOW OF WATER; FLOW RATE; FLUID DYNAMICS; FLUID MECHANICS; HYDRAULICS; HYDRODYNAMICS; MULTIPHASE FLOW; PIPE; TWO PHASE FLOW; VISCOMETERS; VISCOSITY;

EXPERIMENTAL INVESTIGATIONS; FLOW SYSTEMS; HORIZONTAL PIPES; IN-SITU; LARGE DEVIATIONS; LIQUID PHASES; OIL PHASE; OIL-WATER FLOW; PIPE DIAMETERS; SLIP VELOCITY; SMALL DIAMETER; TAP WATER; WATER FLOW RATES; WATER VELOCITIES;

OFFSHORE OIL WELL PRODUCTION;

EID: 52949127322     PISSN: 08941777     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.expthermflusci.2008.07.011     Document Type: Article

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