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Trends and Prospects in the Development of Gas-Lift and Bubble Equipment Designs

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The work is devoted to the review and analysis of gas-lift and bubble equipment designs. In particular, the paper presents the study, generalization, and critical appraisal of scientific and industrial innovations which reflect the currently existing trends in the development of gas-lift and bubble equipment designs. Based on the obtained data, the accumulated practical and theoretical experience in designing gas-lift and bubble equipment is systematized, and the possible prospects of their future development are identified.

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Vasiliev, P.D., Sidyagin, A.A., Stepykin, A.V. et al. Trends and Prospects in the Development of Gas-Lift and Bubble Equipment Designs. Theor Found Chem Eng 57, 745–753 (2023). https://doi.org/10.1134/S0040579523040310

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