01457nab a2200229 4500 20260520004417.0 260224s2013 xxu ing Inglés Droplet Formation Through Centrifugal Pumps for Oil-in-Water Dispersions feb. 2013 16/04/2013 ; 16/04/2013 6 p. ; 172-178 Transcripción del resumen del autor: Droplet formation in oil/water flow through a centrifugal pump has been studied, experimentally and theoretically, for the first time. Droplet-size distribution at the pump outlet has been measured for water-continuous flow as a function of pump speed, mixture-flow rate, and water cut. The measured droplet-size distribution strongly depends on the pump speed: the higher the pump speed, the smaller the droplet size. Negligible effects of mixture flow rate, water cut, and inlet droplet-size distribution have been observed. Turbulent breakup has been identified as the main mechanism for droplet formation. A mechanistic model is developed for the prediction of droplet-size distribution in a centrifugal pump, showing a fair agreement with the acquired experimental data. 1 SPE Journal 18 ARTICULO Morales, Rosanel 52996 Pereyra, Eduardo 52997 Wang, Shoubo 52998 Shoham, Ovadia 52999 187603 187603 0 0 0 0 255422 BAAB BAAB 2026-03-06 200059736 0 200059736 2026-03-06 00:17:32 2026-03-06 ARTICULO