A method for reducing the negative effects of long slugs

BHR Group - 7th North American Conference on Multiphase Technology

Volumn , Issue , 2010, Pages 53-65

  Kadri, U ^a   Henkes, R W M ^a   Mudde, R F ^a   Oliemans, R V A ^a  

^a DELFT UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AIR-WATER; CONSTANT FLOW; HORIZONTAL PIPE FLOW; HORIZONTAL PIPES; INTERNAL DIAMETERS; INVERSE RELATIONSHIP; LARGE FLOW RATE; LIQUID SLUG; OFFSHORE PRODUCTION; OPERATIONAL PROBLEMS; PIPE DIAMETER; REDUCED PRODUCTION; SEPARATION DIFFICULTY; SYSTEM VIBRATIONS; TRANSPORTING GAS;

LIQUIDS; PIPE;

INLET FLOW;

EID: 77955592435     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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