Optimization principle for variable viscosity fluid flow and its application to heavy oil flow drag reduction

Energy and Fuels

Volumn 23, Issue 9, 2009, Pages 4470-4478

  Chen, Qun ^a   Wang, Moran ^b   Pan, Ning ^c   Guo, Zeng Yuan ^a  

^a Tsinghua University   (China)

^b LOS ALAMOS NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

A-THERMAL; CALCULUS OF VARIATIONS; DRAG RESISTANCE; EULER'S EQUATION; FIELD SYNERGY; FIXED FLOW; FLOW DOMAINS; FLOW DRAG; FLOW PROCESS; FLOW RESISTANCE; FLUID FLOW; FLUID FLOW FIELD; FLUID VISCOSITY; GOVERNING EQUATIONS; GRADIENT FIELDS; HEAVY OIL; HEAVY OIL FLOW; HIGH EFFICIENCY; INLET VELOCITY; LONGITUDINAL VORTICES; MOMENTUM EQUATION; OPTIMAL VELOCITY; OPTIMIZATION PRINCIPLE; TESTING CASE; TRANSPORT PROCESS; VARIABLE VISCOSITY; VELOCITY GRADIENTS; VISCOSITY FIELD; VISCOSITY FLUIDS; VISCOUS DISSIPATION RATE; VOLUME FORCE;

DRAG REDUCTION; ENERGY CONSERVATION; FLOW FIELDS; FLOW RATE; FLUIDS; FORCED CONVECTION; HEAVY OIL PRODUCTION; INSULATING OIL; OPTIMIZATION; VISCOSITY; VISCOUS FLOW;

VELOCITY;

EID: 70349478979     PISSN: 08870624     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/ef900107b     Document Type: Article

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