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 …

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 …

Real-time liquid rate and water cut prediction from the electrical submersible pump sensors data using machine-learning algorithms

R Abdalla, W Al-Hakimi, N Perozo, P Jaeger - ACS omega, 2023 - ACS Publications
This study presents a novel data-driven approach for calculating multiphase flow rates in
electrical submersible pumped wells. Traditional methods for estimating flow rates at test …

Learning characteristic parameters and dynamics of centrifugal pumps under multiphase flow using physics-informed neural networks

FCT Carvalho, K Nath, AL Serpa… - … Applications of Artificial …, 2024 - Elsevier
Electrical submersible pumps (ESPs) are prevalently utilized as artificial lift systems in the oil
and gas industry. These pumps frequently encounter multiphase flows comprising a …

Numerical assessment of the hydrodynamic behavior of a volute centrifugal pump handling emulsion

L Achour, M Specklin, I Belaidi, S Kouidri - Entropy, 2022 - mdpi.com
Although emulsion pum** is a subject of growing interest, a detailed analysis of the fluid
dynamic phenomena occurring inside these machines is still lacking. Several computational …

Study on adhesion of heavy oil/brine/substrate system under shear flow condition

Y Lyu, Q Huang, F Zhang, L Liu, H Zhang… - Journal of Petroleum …, 2022 - Elsevier
After the investigations of experiments and Derjaguin-Landau-Verwey-Overbeek (DLVO)
theory, the adhesion energy model was proposed to solve the discrimination of the minimum …

Numerical study of the performance loss of a centrifugal pump carrying emulsion

L Achour, M Specklin, I Belaidi… - E3S Web of …, 2021 - e3s-conferences.org
The performance and hydrodynamic behavior of centrifugal pumps when handling two-
phase liquid-liquid flow and emulsion remain relatively unexplored, although they are of …

Energy loss analysis of volute centrifugal pump handling non-Newtonian emulsions through entropy production theory

L Achour, M Specklin, M Asuaje… - Mechanics & …, 2024 - mechanics-industry.org
Flow losses in centrifugal pumps handling non-Newtonian fluids are of great importance for
design optimization, performance prediction, and energy savings. Traditional methods are …

[PDF][PDF] Modeling electrical submersible pump system under multiphase flows using bond graphs

FCT Carvalho - 2024 - repositorio.unicamp.br
Abstract Electrical Submersible Pumps (ESPs) are extensively utilized in industries requiring
high flow rates and boosting pressures. In the oil and gas sector, ESPs frequently handle …

[BOOK][B] Experiments, CFD Simulation and Modeling of Sand Wear and Performance Degradation in ESPs

H Zhu - 2019 - search.proquest.com
A closed-loop experimental facility was designed and constructed to study the sand erosion
process in a mixed type ESP, which is referred as MTESP in this dissertation. Four sets of …