Influence of the operation pressure on slug length in near horizontal gas-liquid pipe flow

International Journal of Multiphase Flow

Volumn 36, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 423-431

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

^a DELFT UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Gas liquid pipe flow; Long slugs; Operational failures; Pressure

Indexed keywords

EFFECT OF PRESSURE; FLUCTUATING PRESSURES; GAS LIQUID FLOWS; GAS PRODUCTIONS; GAS-LIQUID PIPE FLOW; INTERNAL DIAMETERS; LIQUID LEVEL; LONG PIPE; LONG SLUGS; OFFSHORE FIELDS; OPERATION PRESSURE; OPERATIONAL FAILURES; PIPE DIAMETER; SAFE OPERATION; SLUG FLOW;

ATMOSPHERIC PRESSURE; FLOW MEASUREMENT; FLUID DYNAMICS; GASES; HYDRODYNAMICS; PIPE; PIPE FLOW; PRESSURE EFFECTS;

LIQUIDS;

EID: 77549085872     PISSN: 03019322     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijmultiphaseflow.2009.12.006     Document Type: Article

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