Statistical evaluation of void fraction correlations for the numerical modeling of two-phase flow in geothermal wells;Evaluación estadística de correlaciones de fracción volumétrica de vapor para la modelación numérica de flujo bifásico en pozos geotérmicos

Revista Mexicana de Ingeniera Quimica

Volumn 9, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 285-311

  Alvarez del Castillo A ^a   Santoyo, E ^a   Garcia Valladares O ^a   Sanchez Upton P ^a  

^a INSTITUTO DE ENERGÍAS RENOVABLES   (Mexico)

Author keywords

Gas void fraction; Geothermal energy; Liquid hold up; Production proles; Steam liquid flow; Vertical inclined flow

Indexed keywords

EID: 79960337473     PISSN: 16652738     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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