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Experimental Analysis of the Flow Characteristics of an Adjustable Critical-Flow Venturi Nozzle

Chun Ye^1,2,3, Jingjing Gao^1,2,3, Zhihui Wang^1,2,3, Weibiao Zheng^1,2,3, Yibei Wang^2,4, Xingkai Zhang^1,2,3,*, Ming Liu⁵

1 Cooperative Innovation Center of Unconventional Oil and Gas (Ministry of Education & Hubei Province), Yangtze University, Wuhan, 430100, China
2 Hubei Oil and Gas Storage and Transportation Engineering Technology Research Center, Wuhan, 430100, China
3 Key Laboratory of Drilling and Production Engineering for Oil and Gas, Wuhan, 430100, China
4 Siji Petroleum Machinery Company, SINOPEC, Jingzhou, 434000, China
5 Petroleum Engineering Technology Research Institute of Shengli Oilfield Company, SINOPEC, Dongying, 257000, China

* Corresponding Author: Xingkai Zhang. Email: