Multiphase flow pattern recognition in pipeline-riser system by statistical feature clustering of pressure fluctuations

Chemical Engineering Science

Volumn 102, Issue , 2013, Pages 486-501

  Ye, Jing ^a   Guo, Liejin ^a  

^a XI'AN JIAOTONG UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Flow pattern; Multiphase flow; Pattern recognition; Petroleum; Pipeline riser system; Severe slugging

Indexed keywords

CRUDE OIL; MARINE RISERS; MULTIPHASE FLOW; OIL FIELDS; PATTERN RECOGNITION; PIPELINES; PRINCIPAL COMPONENT ANALYSIS;

OFFSHORE PETROLEUM FIELDS; OFFSHORE PETROLEUM INDUSTRY; OIL AND GAS TRANSPORTATION; PIPELINE-RISER SYSTEM; PRESSURE FLUCTUATION; SEVERE SLUGGING; SMALL-SCALE FLOWS; STATISTICAL FEATURES;

FLOW PATTERNS;

EID: 84884156395     PISSN: 00092509     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ces.2013.08.048     Document Type: Article

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