Publisher's Synopsis
In recent years the demands of high technology engineering have given rise to a new frontier in fluid dynamics - the frontier of multi-phase flow where gases, liquids and even solids flow together in the same pipeline. This need ranges from simple food and drink processing to safety-critical nuclear power generation and the rigours of the North Sea Oil industry. This book contains the experience of many people working in this area and sets out to give an insight, and an explanation of the many facets of multiphase flow in pipeline systems. The chapters are centered on the lectures given at a course at the National Engineering Laboratory which is the custodian of the National Flow Measurement Standards and where much research work on multi-phase flow is undertaken. The reader will gain not only an understanding of the main aspects of multi-phase flow in pipelines, but will also be provided with a source of references from industry and academia where further information can be obtained.;Engineers, scientists involved in the design and operation of two-phase flow conditions, designers in the oil industry, process industries and universities.
