Prediction of slug liquid holdup in horizontal pipes

Journal of Energy Resources Technology, Transactions of the ASME

Volumn 131, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 0230011-0230018

  Al Safran, Eissa ^a  

^a KUWAIT UNIVERSITY   (Kuwait)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMPARISON STUDY; CRITICAL PARAMETER; DIMENSIONLESS VARIABLES; HORIZONTAL PIPES; INDEPENDENT PARAMETERS; LARGE DATA; LARGE PARTS; LIQUID HOLD UPS; NEW CORRELATIONS; PHYSICAL MODELING; RELATIVE ERRORS; RELATIVE PERFORMANCE; SLUG FLOW; STANDARD DEVIATION; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; STATISTICAL EVALUATION;

FUNCTION EVALUATION; LIQUID FILMS; MODELS; MOMENTUM TRANSFER; PIPE;

CORRELATION METHODS;

EID: 77955403585     PISSN: 01950738     EISSN: 15288994     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1115/1.3120305     Document Type: Article

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