Characterization of foam flow in horizontal pipes by using two-flow-regime concept

Chemical Engineering Science

Volumn 66, Issue 8, 2011, Pages 1536-1549

  Gajbhiye, R N ^a   Kam, S I ^a  

^a LOUISIANA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Characterization; Foam; Foam fracturing; Rheology; Two flow regimes; Underbalanced drilling

Indexed keywords

BUBBLE SIZE; BUBBLE-SIZE DISTRIBUTION; COMPLEX FLUID SYSTEMS; CONTOUR PLOT; EXPERIMENTAL CONDITIONS; EXPERIMENTAL DATA; FLOW BEHAVIORS; FLOW CONDITION; FLOW REGIMES; FLUID DENSITIES; FOAM FLOW; FOAM FRACTURING; FOAM RHEOLOGY; FREE GAS; GAS BUBBLE; GAS CONTENT; GAS VELOCITY; HIGH QUALITY; HORIZONTAL PIPES; LIQUID PHASE; LIQUID VELOCITIES; LOW QUALITIES; LUBRICATING EFFECT; ORDERS OF MAGNITUDE; OSCILLATING PRESSURE; OUTER DIAMETERS; PIPE MATERIAL; PLUG FLOW; PRESSURE RESPONSE; SCIENTIFIC AND ENGINEERING APPLICATIONS; SHEAR RATES; SLUG FLOW; SURFACTANT CONCENTRATIONS; SURFACTANT FORMULATION; TWO FLOW REGIMES; TWO-REGIME; UNDER-BALANCED DRILLING; VISCOSITY VALUE; VISUAL ANALYSIS; VISUAL OBSERVATIONS;

BUBBLE COLUMNS; BUBBLES (IN FLUIDS); DATA FLOW ANALYSIS; DENSITY OF GASES; ELASTICITY; FLOW OF FLUIDS; GASES; LIQUIDS; OSCILLATING FLOW; PETROLEUM INDUSTRY; PIPE; RHEOLOGY; SHEAR DEFORMATION; STAINLESS STEEL; SURFACE ACTIVE AGENTS; VELOCITY; VISCOSITY; WELL DRILLING;

SHEAR FLOW;

EID: 79952233136     PISSN: 00092509     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ces.2010.12.012     Document Type: Article

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