Experimental flowloop investigations of gas hydrate formation in high water cut systems

Chemical Engineering Science

Volumn 97, Issue , 2013, Pages 198-209

  Joshi, Sanjeev V ^a   Grasso, Giovanny A ^a   Lafond, Patrick G ^a   Rao, Ishan ^a   Webb, Eric ^a   Zerpa, Luis E ^a   Sloan, E Dendy ^a   Koh, Carolyn A ^a   Sum, Amadeu K ^a  

^a Department of Metallurgical and Materials Engineering   (United States)

Author keywords

Flow assurance; Gas hydrates; Homogeneous and heterogeneous suspensions; Multiphase flow; Slurries

Indexed keywords

GASES; HYDRATION; LIQUID METHANE; LIQUIDS; METHANE; MIXTURES; MULTIPHASE FLOW; PRESSURE DROP; SLURRIES; VELOCITY;

DIFFERENTIAL PRESSURES; FLOW ASSURANCE; GAS HYDRATE PLUGS; HYDRATE FORMATION; HYDRATE PARTICLES; INCREASE IN PRESSURE; MIXTURE VELOCITY; RESEARCH FACILITIES;

GAS HYDRATES;

EID: 84877829043     PISSN: 00092509     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ces.2013.04.019     Document Type: Article

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