Horizontal slug flow modeling and metering
Thesis/Dissertation
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OSTI ID:7229632
An experimental and theoretical investigation of horizontal two-phase slug flow was performed with the purpose of developing a method to measure the in-situ flow rates of the liquid and the gas phases using non-intrusive devices. A microcomputer based data acquisition system was used to acquire slug flow data on a 3 in.(76.2 mm) diameter, 1370 ft (418 m) long, horizontal pipeline. These data include the following slug characteristics: liquid holdups in the slug and film, slug and gas pocket lengths, and slug translational velocity. The data were gathered over a wide range of flow conditions in groups of constant superficial liquid and mixture velocities. The volumetric phase flow rate equation, for either liquid or gas, was developed for slug flow conditions. Within the flow rate equation, a key flow distribution parameter was defined that related the phase velocity in the slug to the translational velocity of the slug.
- Research Organization:
- Tulsa Univ., OK (USA)
- OSTI ID:
- 7229632
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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