Intermittent three-phase flow of oil, water and gas in horizontal pipes

Proceedings of the International Offshore and Polar Engineering Conference

Volumn 1995-June, Issue , 1995, Pages 72-80

  Nadler M ^a   Mewes, D ^a  

^a LEIBNIZ UNIVERSITY HANNOVER   (Germany)

Author keywords

Drag reduction; Emulsions; Gas liquid liquid flow; Multiphase flow; Phase inversion; Slug flow

Indexed keywords

ARCTIC ENGINEERING; CRUDE OIL; DRAG REDUCTION; EMULSIONS; GASES; LIQUIDS; MIXTURES; MULTIPHASE FLOW; NATURAL GAS WELLS; OFFSHORE OIL WELL PRODUCTION; OFFSHORE OIL WELLS; PETROLEUM TRANSPORTATION; PIPELINES;

GAS LIQUIDS; HORIZONTAL PIPELINES; HORIZONTAL PIPES; IMMISCIBLE LIQUIDS; OIL AND NATURAL GAS; PHASE INVERSION; SLUG FLOW; TRANSPORTATION PIPELINES;

TWO PHASE FLOW;

EID: 79951957335     PISSN: 10986189     EISSN: 15551792     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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