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Micropipette-Based Microfluidic Device for Monodisperse Microbubbles Generation by Toshiyuki Matsumi, Carlos, José da Silva, Wilson, Kurt Schneider, Fábio, Miguel Maia, Joaquim, E M Morales, Rigoberto, Duarte Araújo Filho, Walter

“…Microbubbles have various applications including their use as carrier agents for localized delivery of genes and drugs and in medical diagnostic imagery…”
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Phase Behavior of Carbon Dioxide Hydrates: A Comparison of Inhibition Between Sodium Chloride and Ethanol by Guembaroski, Amanda Z, Marcelino Neto, Moisés A, Bertoldi, Dalton, Morales, Rigoberto E. M, Sum, Amadeu K

“…In view of the possibilities for hydrate formation caused by carbon dioxide-rich fluids in the production lines of the Brazilian Pre-Salt fields, this study…”
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Multiple Wire-Mesh Sensors Applied to the Characterization of Two-Phase Flow inside a Cyclonic Flow Distribution System by Ofuchi, César Y, Eidt, Henrique K, Rodrigues, Carolina C, Dos Santos, Eduardo N, Dos Santos, Paulo H D, da Silva, Marco J, Neves, Jr, Flávio, Domingos, Paulo Vinicius S R, Morales, Rigoberto E M

“…Wire-mesh sensors are used to determine the phase fraction of gas⁻liquid two-phase flow in many industrial applications. In this paper, we report the use of…”
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Air Flow Detection in Crude Oil by Infrared Light by Dutra, Guilherme, Martelli, Cicero, Da Silva, Marco José, Patyk, Rodolfo L, Morales, Rigoberto E M

“…In this paper, we used infrared light in the range of 8-12 μm to develop and test an optical imaging system to detect air bubbles flowing in oil. The system…”
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Effect of Temperature, Pressure, and Type of Gas Injected on the Formation and Decay of Mineral Oil-Based Foams by Tiuman, Erich T., da Silva, Fabrício S., Morales, Rigoberto E. M., Marcelino Neto, Moisés A.

“…In three-phase gravity separators used in gas and oil production, foaming can occur by either depressurization or injection of gas in the equipment. This…”
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New Algorithm to Discriminate Phase Distribution of Gas-Oil-Water Pipe Flow With Dual-Modality Wire-Mesh Sensor by Dias, Felipe D. A., dos Santos, Eduardo N., da Silva, Marco J., Schleicher, Eckhard, Morales, Rigoberto E. M., Hewakandamby, Buddhika, Hampel, Uwe

“…Three-phase gas-oil-water flow is an important type of flow present in petroleum extraction and processing. This paper reports a novel threshold-based method…”
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Gas-Liquid Flow Rate Measurement Using a Twin-Plane Capacitive Sensor and a Venturi Meter by Wrasse, Aluisio Do N., Bertoldi, Dalton, Dos Santos, Eduardo N., Morales, Rigoberto E. M., Da Silva, Marco J.

“…We introduce a flow meter to monitor the flow rate of individual phases in gas-liquid flows. The meter combines pressure data from a Venturi tube and void…”
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Experimental measurements and modelling of carbon dioxide hydrate phase equilibrium with and without ethanol by Ferrari, Paolo F., Guembaroski, Amanda Z., Marcelino Neto, Moisés A., Morales, Rigoberto E.M., Sum, Amadeu K.

“…In this study, three-phase equilibrium conditions of liquid water-hydrate-vapour (LW-H-V) were experimentally determined for carbon dioxide hydrates with and…”
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Numerical investigation of the effect of viscosity in a multistage electric submersible pump by Ofuchi, Edgar Minoru, Stel, Henrique, Sirino, Thiago, Vieira, Tatiana Silva, Ponce, Francisco Javier, Chiva, Sergio, Morales, Rigoberto E. M.

“…Electric submersible pump (ESP) systems are commonly used as an artificial lift technique by the petroleum industry. Operations of ESPs in oil wells are…”
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Sensing Platform for Two-Phase Flow Studies by Dos Santos, Eduardo N., Wrasse, Aluisio Do Nascimento, Vendruscolo, Tiago P., Reginaldo, Natan S., Torelli, Gabriel, Alves, Rafael F., Naidek, Bruna P., Morales, Rigoberto E. M., Da Silva, Marco J.

“…This paper describes the development and application of a sensing platform which consists of fast conductance sensors and proper data acquisition and…”
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Multichannel Capacitive Imaging of Gas Vortex in Swirling Two-Phase Flows using Parametric Reconstruction by Sattar, Muhammad Awais, Wrasse, Aluisio do N., Morales, Rigoberto E.M., Pipa, Daniel Rodrigues, Banasiak, Robert, Da Silva, Marco J., Babout, Laurent

“…Swirl-based inline phase separation is a promising approach in the process industry with potential application in oil and gas separation in petroleum industry…”
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Void Fraction Measurement in a Gas-Liquid Swirling Flow Using an Ultrasonic Sensor by Ofuchi, Cesar Yutaka, Eidt, Henrique Krainer, Bertoldi, Dalton, Da Silva, Marco Jose, Morales, Rigoberto E. M., Neves, Flavio

“…In this article, we propose a novel ultrasonic technique to measure the gas void fraction in a liquid-gas intermittent swirling flow. The method converts the…”
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Two-Phase Slug Flow Characterization Using Artificial Neural Networks by Cozin, Cristiane, Vicencio, Fernando E. C., Arinos de Almeida Barbuto, Fausto, Morales, Rigoberto E. M., da Silva, Marco Jose, Arruda, Lucia Valeria R.

“…Gas-liquid two-phase flows are present in nature and in different industrial activities alike, such as the chemical, petroleum, and nuclear industries. In this…”
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Evaluation of stability and size distribution of sunflower oil-coated micro bubbles for localized drug delivery by Filho, Walter Duarte de Araujo, Schneider, Fábio Kurt, Morales, Rigoberto E M

“…Micro bubbles were initially introduced as contrast agents for ultrasound examinations as they are able to modify the signal-to-noise ratio in imaging, thus…”
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Single- and two-phase flow characterization using optical fiber bragg gratings by Baroncini, Virgínia H V, Martelli, Cicero, da Silva, Marco José, Morales, Rigoberto E M

“…Single- and two-phase flow characterization using optical fiber Bragg gratings (FBGs) is presented. The sensor unit consists of the optical fiber Bragg grating…”
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A new method for ultrasound detection of interfacial position in gas-liquid two-phase flow by Coutinho, Fábio Rizental, Ofuchi, César Yutaka, de Arruda, Lúcia Valéria Ramos, Neves, Jr, Flávio, Morales, Rigoberto E M

“…Ultrasonic measurement techniques for velocity estimation are currently widely used in fluid flow studies and applications. An accurate determination of…”
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Perspectives on Gas Hydrates Cold Flow Technology by Straume, Erlend O, Morales, Rigoberto E. M, Sum, Amadeu K

“…Gas hydrates cold flow can be defined as flow of non-adhesive and non-cohesive hydrate particles dispersed in the production fluids flowlines. Implementation…”
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A Multiscale Approach for Gas Hydrates Considering Structure, Agglomeration, and Transportability under Multiphase Flow Conditions: II. Growth Kinetic Model by Bassani, Carlos L, Sum, Amadeu K, Herri, Jean-Michel, Morales, Rigoberto E. M, Cameirão, Ana

“…In the second part of this series, we introduce the mathematical model for the growth kinetics of gas hydrates in oil continuous flow. Mathematical description…”
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Defining a Slurry Phase Map for Gas Hydrate Management in Multiphase Flow Systems by Bassani, Carlos L, Herri, Jean-Michel, Cameirão, Ana, Morales, Rigoberto E. M, Sum, Amadeu K

“…This study proposes a criterion for the safe transportability of gas hydrate slurries in oil-dominant flowlines. Fluids chemistry plays a role in how the…”
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Spatial distribution of void fraction in the liquid slug in vertical Gas-Liquid slug flow by A. D. Maldonado, Paul, Rodrigues, Carolina C., Mancilla, Ernesto, dos Santos, Eduardo N., da Fonseca Junior, Roberto, Marcelino Neto, Moises A., da Silva, Marco J., E. M. Morales, Rigoberto

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