On the application of mixture model for two-phase flow induced corrosion in a complex pipeline configuration

Applied Mathematical Modelling

Volumn 36, Issue 11, 2012, Pages 5686-5699

  El Batsh, H M ^a   Doheim, M A ^b   Hassan, A F ^c  

^a Benha University   (Egypt)

^b Assiut University   (Egypt)

^c Inspection Sector   (Egypt)

Author keywords

Corrosion; Liquid liquid flow; Mixture model; Numerical calculations; Two phase flow

Indexed keywords

COMPUTATIONAL TIME; CORROSION PROBLEMS; EXPERIMENTAL DATA; FIELD MEASUREMENT; FLOWTHROUGH; LIQUID-LIQUID FLOW; MIXTURE MODEL; MODEL PREDICTION; NUMERICAL CALCULATION; PIPELINE CONFIGURATION; REASONABLE ACCURACY; SPECIFIC LOCATION; STRAIGHT PIPE; TWO PHASE FLOW MODEL;

CORROSION; MIXTURES; PIPE FLOW; PIPELINES; TWO PHASE FLOW;

PIPE FITTINGS;

EID: 84864066459     PISSN: 0307904X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.apm.2012.01.017     Document Type: Article

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