Investigation and prediction of slug frequency in gas/liquid horizontal pipe flow

Journal of Petroleum Science and Engineering

Volumn 69, Issue 1-2, 2009, Pages 143-155

  Al Safran, Eissa ^a  

^a KUWAIT UNIVERSITY   (Kuwait)

Author keywords

entrance effect; multiple linear regression; slug frequency; slug initiation; terrain slugging

Indexed keywords

ENTRANCE EFFECT; MULTIPLE LINEAR REGRESSION; SLUG FREQUENCY; SLUG INITIATION; TERRAIN SLUGGING;

BOATS; FLOW RATE; FLUID DYNAMICS; FROUDE NUMBER; HYDRODYNAMICS; NANOFLUIDICS; PIPE FLOW; STATISTICS; TWO PHASE FLOW; VEHICULAR TUNNELS;

PIPE;

CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; EMPIRICAL ANALYSIS; EXPERIMENTAL STUDY; GAS FLOW; HYDRODYNAMICS; MODELING; MULTIPLE REGRESSION; PIPE FLOW; PREDICTION; TWO PHASE FLOW;

GASTROPODA;

EID: 70349429617     PISSN: 09204105     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.petrol.2009.08.009     Document Type: Article

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