Flow pattern and water holdup measurements of vertical upward oil-water two-phase flow in small diameter pipes

International Journal of Multiphase Flow

Volumn 41, Issue , 2012, Pages 91-105

  Du, Meng ^a   Jin, Ning De ^a   Gao, Zhong Ke ^a   Wang, Zhen Ya ^a   Zhai, Lu Sheng ^a  

^a TIANJIN UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Flow pattern map; Time frequency representation; Vertical oil water flows; VMEA sensor; Water holdup

Indexed keywords

COMPLEX BEHAVIOR; CONDUCTANCE SENSOR; DYNAMICAL CHARACTERISTICS; FLOW PATTERN MAP; FLOW PATTERN TRANSITION; INNER DIAMETERS; MULTIPLE ELECTRODE ARRAYS; OIL WATER FLOW; OIL-IN-WATER; OIL-WATER TWO-PHASE FLOW; SMALL DIAMETER PIPE; SUPERFICIAL VELOCITY; TIME FREQUENCY; TIME-FREQUENCY REPRESENTATIONS; TOTAL ENERGY; VERTICAL OIL-WATER FLOWS; WATER HOLDUP; WATER-IN-OIL;

FLOW OF WATER; HYDRAULICS; SENSORS; TWO PHASE FLOW;

FLOW PATTERNS;

EID: 84863123902     PISSN: 03019322     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijmultiphaseflow.2012.01.007     Document Type: Article

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