Emulsified acid systems for oil well stimulation: A review

AA Adewunmi, T Solling, AS Sultan, T Saikia - Journal of Petroleum Science …, 2022 - Elsevier
This review discusses the application of emulsified acids for oil well stimulation. Types of oil,
aqueous solutions, and emulsifiers are discussed in detail along with the solid agents and …

Roles of drag reducing polymers in single-and multi-phase flows

A Abubakar, T Al-Wahaibi, Y Al-Wahaibi… - … research and design, 2014 - Elsevier
It has become a well-known fact that finding sustainable solutions to the unavoidable high
pressure losses accompanying pipeline flows to increase the pum** capacity without …

Lubricating a bright future: Lubrication contribution to energy saving and low carbon emission

MR Cai, RS Guo, F Zhou, WM Liu - Science China Technological Sciences, 2013 - Springer
Both the academic society and the industry are hunting for new energy forms for the future.
However, the world should not forget the conventional technologies that contribute to the …

Drag reduction methods at solid-liquid interfaces

M Liu, L Ma - Friction, 2022 - Springer
Friction drag is a nonnegligible matter when relative motion happens between solid and
liquid phase, which brings many inconveniences in ship navigation, fluid transportation …

Drag reduction with polymers in gas-liquid/liquid-liquid flows in pipes: A literature review

A Al-Sarkhi - Journal of Natural Gas Science and Engineering, 2010 - Elsevier
A literature survey of the published work on drag reduction by Drag Reducing Agent (DRA)
in two-phase flow is reviewed. Characteristics of the two-phase flow with drag reducing …

Application of a radial basis function neural network to estimate pressure gradient in water–oil pipelines

MA Halali, V Azari, M Arabloo, AH Mohammadi… - Journal of the Taiwan …, 2016 - Elsevier
An accurate determination of the pressure gradient is required for efficient designing of oil
and gas wells and pipe systems. Despite the recent improvements in accuracy of models …

Bio-polymers for improving liquid flow in pipelines—A review and future work opportunities

HA Abdulbari, A Shabirin, HN Abdurrahman - Journal of Industrial and …, 2014 - Elsevier
Several decades following Tom's discoveries on polymeric drag reducing agents (DRA)
continue to see research efforts to produce robust and shear-stable DRA. Most efforts …

Going against the flow—A review of non-additive means of drag reduction

HA Abdulbari, RM Yunus, NH Abdurahman… - Journal of Industrial and …, 2013 - Elsevier
The conventional mainstream method of polymer additives for reducing drag in pipes is
disadvantageous from certain environmental perspectives. This paper aims to go against the …

Review on the applications and developments of drag reducing polymer in turbulent pipe flow

MA Asidin, E Suali, T Jusnukin, FA Lahin - Chinese Journal of Chemical …, 2019 - Elsevier
Drag reduction phenomenon in pipelines has received lots of attention during the past
decades due to its potential engineering applications, especially in fluid transporting …

Effect of drag reducing polymer on horizontal liquid–liquid flows

LC Edomwonyi-Otu, M Chinaud, P Angeli - Experimental Thermal and Fluid …, 2015 - Elsevier
The effect of adding a drag reducing polymer in the water phase during horizontal oil–water
flows was studied experimentally. Experiments were carried out in a 14 mm ID acrylic pipe …