A viscosity correction factor for shear-thinning liquid flows in safety valves

Journal of Loss Prevention in the Process Industries

Volumn 23, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 289-293

  Moncalvo, D ^a,b   Friedel, L ^b  

^a LESER GmbH   (Germany)

^b HAMBURG UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Germany)

Author keywords

API 520; ISO 4126; Safety valve; Shear thinning; Viscous flow

Indexed keywords

AQUEOUS SOLUTIONS; ISO 4126; MASS FLOW RATE; NEWTONIANS; POLY VINYL PYRROLIDONE; RHEOLOGICAL BEHAVIORS; SHEAR THINNING; SHEAR-THINNING LIQUIDS; VISCOSITY CORRECTION FACTOR;

MASS TRANSFER; REYNOLDS NUMBER; RHEOLOGY; SAFETY FACTOR; TROPICAL ENGINEERING; VISCOSITY; VISCOUS FLOW;

SAFETY VALVES;

EID: 75849152009     PISSN: 09504230     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jlp.2009.10.008     Document Type: Article

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