A review of emulsion flows, their characterization and their modeling in pumps

L Achour, M Specklin, M Asuaje, S Kouidri… - … Research and Design, 2024 - Elsevier
In the engineering field, emulsions and liquid-liquid two-phase flows within centrifugal
pumps are generally unwanted as emulsions will have negative effects on pump operation …

Comparative Assessment of Non-newtonian Single-Phase and Two-Phase Approaches for Numerical Studies of Centrifugal Pumps Handling Emulsion

L Achour, M Specklin, M Asuaje, S Kouidri… - … on Computational Heat …, 2023 - Springer
Abstract Computational Fluid Dynamics is commonly employed to assess the effect of oil-
water emulsions on pump performance, usually using two-phase models. However, these …

Prediction of Viscosity Correction Factors for ESP in Viscous Applications

KK Sheth, RC de Long - SPE Artificial Lift Conference and Exhibition …, 2022 - onepetro.org
Electric submersible pumps (ESPs) are currently being tested in the service company's
newly built viscous lab testing loop; whereby, the viscous performance of each pump stage …

[PDF][PDF] Effect of pump size and non-Newtonian rheology on the hydrodynamic behavior of centrifugal volute pumps

L Achour, M Specklin, M Asuae, S Kouidri… - 25e Congrès Français …, 2022 - hal.science
The design of centrifugal pumps usually requires the creation of a scale model, whose
purpose is to find the operating conditions of the prototype. These centrifugal pumps are …