...Friction Losses Flows in the impeller and diffuser are treated as channel flows. In the analysis, we assume fluid fills all space in the impeller channels and diffuser channels. Zhu et al. (2021) proposed the following set of equations to estimate the friction losses across the ESP stages...

... application variation bpd high-speed helico-axial pump diffuser electric submersible pump symposium physical testing esp envelope Introduction Electric submersible pumps (ESPs) are commonly used artificial lift systems in the oil and gas industry to produce hydrocarbons from dead wells...

... environment which resulted in sustaining the ESP run life. production chemistry corrosion inhibition migration upstream oil & gas artificial lift system packer penetrator conductor h2s management dismantle observation hydrogen sulfide pothead diffuser corrosion management oilfield...

... diffuser operation abrasion resistance high temperature artificial lift system flow rate assembly tungsten carbide formulation interface society of petroleum engineers thermal limit Introduction Overview Unconventional wells present many challenges to ESP systems. The typical...

... behaviour under a range of operating conditions. We also present examples of highly resolved, quantitative velocity fields acquired within impeller and diffuser passages. This information provides improved understanding of the fluid mechanics and can be used directly for design purposes or for validation...

... sections of the jet pump, namely the suction, inlet and outlet of the mixing chamber and the outlet of the diffuser. From this, the relationships between M, N & h and the performance of the jet pump were determined. hydraulic jet pump Engineering flow rate new one-dimensional flow theory...