Characterization of a centrifugal pump impeller under two-phase flow conditions

Journal of Petroleum Science and Engineering

Volumn 63, Issue 1-4, 2008, Pages 18-22

  Caridad, Jose ^a   Asuaje, Miguel ^a   Kenyery, Frank ^a   Tremante, Andrés ^a   Aguillón, Orlando ^a  

^a UNIVERSIDAD SIMÓN BOLÍVAR   (Venezuela)

Author keywords

artificial lift; CFD; Electrical Submersible Pump (ESP); numerical simulation; two phase flow

Indexed keywords

ARTIFICIAL LIFT; BUBBLE DIAMETERS; CENTRIFUGAL IMPELLERS; CENTRIFUGAL PUMP IMPELLERS; CFD; ELECTRICAL SUBMERSIBLE PUMP (ESP); ELECTRICAL SUBMERSIBLE PUMPS; EXPERIMENTAL DATUMS; LIQUID FLOW RATES; NUMERICAL SIMULATION; NUMERICAL SIMULATIONS; RELATIVE FLOWS; SENSIBILITY ANALYSES; TWO-PHASE FLOWS; WATER MIXTURES;

BLOWERS; CENTRIFUGAL PUMPS; COMPUTATIONAL FLUID DYNAMICS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; DYNAMICS; FLOW SIMULATION; FLUID DYNAMICS; HYDRAULIC MACHINERY; MULTIPHASE FLOW; OIL FIELDS; OIL WELL PRODUCTION; OIL WELL PUMPING; OIL WELLS; PETROLEUM INDUSTRY; PETROLEUM REFINERIES; PUMPING PLANTS; PUMPS; ROTARY PUMPS; SUBMERSIBLE PUMPS; SUBMERSIBLES; VOID FRACTION;

TWO PHASE FLOW;

AIR-WATER INTERACTION; COMPUTATIONAL FLUID DYNAMICS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; NUMERICAL MODEL; OIL PRODUCTION; OIL WELL; PUMPING; SUBMERSIBLE; TWO PHASE FLOW;

EID: 56949094672     PISSN: 09204105     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.petrol.2008.06.005     Document Type: Article

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