Abstract
Electrical Submersible Pumps (ESP) are multi-stage centrifugal pumps used in the petroleumindustry as a method of artificial lift. These types of equipment operates submerged in the wellfluid and supply the energy required to transport the fluid to the surface. This fluid can be amixture of oil, gas, water, and sand. The case of water and oil characterizes the two-phaseliquid-liquid flow.…