On the prediction of the transition from stratified flow to roll waves and slug flow in horizontal pipes

13th International Conference on Multiphase Production Technology

Volumn , Issue , 2007, Pages 65-78

  Kadri, U ^a   Mudde, R F ^a   Oliemans, R V A ^a  

^a DELFT UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AERODYNAMICS; BUBBLE COLUMNS; BUBBLES (IN FLUIDS); COMPRESSIBILITY OF LIQUIDS; FLUID DYNAMICS; FORECASTING; GAS DYNAMICS; GASES; HYDRODYNAMICS; PHASE INTERFACES; PHASE TRANSITIONS; PIPE; SURFACE CHEMISTRY; THERMAL STRATIFICATION;

FLOW REGIME TRANSITIONS; GAS PHASE; HORIZONTAL PIPES; PHASE GASSES; PIPE DIAMETERS; REFERENCE POINTS; ROLL WAVES; SLUG FLOWS; STABILITY MODELS; STABILITY THEORIES; STRATIFIED FLOWS; SUPERFICIAL GAS VELOCITIES; SUPERFICIAL LIQUID VELOCITIES; THEORETICAL MODELS; TRANSITION DATUMS;

COMPRESSIBILITY OF GASES;

EID: 58149374770     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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