Development of a Steady-State Point Model for Prediction of Gas/Oil and Water/Oil Pipe Flow

We report the development and testing of steady-state point models for two-phase gas-liquid and oil-water flow in pipes. A new point model for gas-viscous oil compared well with flow loop data using dense gas (SF6) and viscous oil. However, the flow regime prediction and the modeling of the transiti...

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Published inJournal of dispersion science and technology Vol. 36; no. 10; pp. 1394 - 1406
Main Authors Smith, Ivar Eskerud, Nossen, Jan, Kjølaas, Jørn, Lund, Bjørnar
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Philadelphia Taylor & Francis 03.10.2015
Taylor & Francis Ltd
Subjects
Computational fluid dynamics
Densitometry
Dispersions
Emulsion
Emulsions
Laminar
Landowners
Mathematical models
modeling
multiphase flow
Natural gas
Oil wells
Turbulence
viscous oil
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Summary:We report the development and testing of steady-state point models for two-phase gas-liquid and oil-water flow in pipes. A new point model for gas-viscous oil compared well with flow loop data using dense gas (SF6) and viscous oil. However, the flow regime prediction and the modeling of the transition from laminar to turbulent flow regime were found to be in need of further improvement. Data from stratified viscous oil-water experiments were analyzed using the point model for liquid-liquid flow. Traversing gamma densitometry was used to characterize the oil-in-water emulsion layer. Analysis of the measurements confirms the assumption of a flat interface between oil-continuous and water-continuous layers.
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ISSN:0193-2691
1532-2351
DOI:10.1080/01932691.2014.989568