Phase inversion emulsification: Current understanding and applications

A Perazzo, V Preziosi, S Guido - Advances in Colloid and Interface Science, 2015 - Elsevier
This review is addressed to the phase inversion process, which is not only a common, low-
energy route to make stable emulsions for a variety of industrial products spanning from food …

Flow visualization in centrifugal pumps: A review of methods and experimental studies

RM Perissinotto, WM Verde, JL Biazussi… - Journal of Petroleum …, 2021 - Elsevier
Methods for flow visualization have been decisive for the historical development of fluid
mechanics. In recent years, technological advances in cameras, lasers, and other devices …

Properties of crude oil-in-water and water-in-crude oil emulsions: a critical review

AM Sousa, HA Matos, MJ Pereira - Industrial & Engineering …, 2021 - ACS Publications
Water and crude oil emulsions can be produced during oilfield operations. Since most
oilfields are in the secondary or tertiary recovery stages, the amount of produced water is not …

Determining multilayer formation properties from transient temperature and pressure measurements in commingled gas wells

W Sui, C Ehlig-Economides, D Zhu… - SPE International Oil and …, 2010 - onepetro.org
With the evolution of downhole permanent monitoring techniques, transient temperature and
pressure data can play an important role in reservoir description due to their inherent real …

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

M Du, ND Jin, ZK Gao, ZY Wang, LS Zhai - International Journal of …, 2012 - Elsevier
We experimentally investigate vertical upward oil–water two-phase flow in a 20mm inner
diameter pipe. We first using vertical multiple electrode array conductance sensor measure …

Study on oil–water two-phase flow in horizontal pipelines

XX Xu - Journal of Petroleum Science and Engineering, 2007 - Elsevier
The simultaneous flow of oil and water in pipelines is a common occurrence in the
petroleum industry. Water fractions in the output stream increase materially during the …

Flow regime identification of two-phase liquid–liquid upflow through vertical pipe

AK Jana, G Das, PK Das - Chemical engineering science, 2006 - Elsevier
The present work has attempted to identify the flow patterns during liquid–liquid two phase
flow through a vertical pipe. Dyed kerosene and water have been selected as the test fluids …

Experimental study of water wetting in oil–water two phase flow—Horizontal flow of model oil

J Cai, C Li, X Tang, F Ayello, S Richter… - Chemical Engineering …, 2012 - Elsevier
When crude oil and water are simultaneously transported in mild steel pipelines, corrosion
problems are generally associated with the water phase being in contact with the metal …

Experimental investigation on the performance of Electrical Submersible Pump (ESP) operating with unstable water/oil emulsions

NAV Bulgarelli, JL Biazussi, WM Verde… - Journal of Petroleum …, 2021 - Elsevier
Abstract Electrical Submersible Pump (ESP) is one of the most commonly used artificial lift
methods in petroleum production, due to its capacity to operate in several conditions with …

Doppler spectrum analysis and flow pattern identification of oil-water two-phase flow using dual-modality sensor

W Liu, C Tan, F Dong - Flow Measurement and Instrumentation, 2021 - Elsevier
Horizontal oil-water two-phase flow widely exists in petroleum and chemical engineering
industry, where the oil and water are usually transported together. As one of most …