An Analysis of Oil/Water Flow Phenomena in Horizontal Pipes

1989 ◽  
Author(s):  
S. Arirachakaran ◽  
K.D. Oglesby ◽  
M.S. Malinowsky ◽  
O. Shoham ◽  
J.P. Brill
Keyword(s):  
Water Flow ◽  
Horizontal Pipes ◽  
Flow Phenomena ◽  
Oil Water

Experiment Research of Phase Inversion in Mineral Oil-Water Two-Phase Flow in Horizontal Pipe

2009 ◽  
Vol 131 (4) ◽  
Author(s):  
Wei Wang ◽  
Jing Gong
Keyword(s):  
Water Flow ◽  
Phase Inversion ◽  
High Viscosity ◽  
Mineral Oil ◽  
Two Phase ◽  
Horizontal Pipe ◽  
Horizontal Pipes ◽  
Low Viscosity ◽  
Flow Phenomena ◽  
Oil Water

In oil-water two-phase dispersed flow, phase inversion may occur when the continuous phase becomes dispersed. This phenomenon, which controls the nature of the phase in contact with the pipe, has a great importance on the corrosion and on the pressure drop, which dramatically affects the delivery ability and operational modality. It is therefore imperative for the phase inversion research to be taken into consideration. However, most of the knowledge on phase inversion is for light mineral oil with low viscosity, few research focuses on high viscosity oil-water phase inversion. Arirachakaran et al. (1989, “An Analysis of Oil/Water Flow Phenomena in Horizontal Pipes,” SPE Professional Product Operating Symposium, Oklahoma, SPE Paper No. 18836) found that critical water fraction when inversion occurred was dramatically reduced with the increment of oil viscosity, and the existing phase inversion models are invalidated. In this paper, an experimental study has been made of high viscosity mineral oil-water flow through a horizontal pipe loop. Results indicate that phase inversion for oil phase with high viscosity occurs much earlier than low viscosity oil, and phase inversion tends to be delayed, with the increment in experimental temperature. The influence of mixture velocities on the inversion process could be neglected in the range of mixture velocities that we studied. As well, inversion point obtain by our experiment are best predicted by the correlation of Arirachakaran et al. (1989, “An Analysis of Oil/Water Flow Phenomena in Horizontal Pipes,” SPE Professional Product Operating Symposium, Oklahoma, SPE Paper No. 18836). Models of Decarre and Fabre (1997, “Phase Inversion Prediction Study,” Rev. Inst. Fr. Pet., 52, pp. 415–424) and Braunerand Ullmann (2002, “Modeling of Phase Inversion Phenomenon in Two-Phase Pipe Flows,” Int. J. Multiph. Flow, 28, pp. 1177–1204), based on minimization of system total energy, seem to be invalidated for high viscosity oil.

Investigation of the Flow Pattern Transition Behaviors of Viscous Oil–Water Flow in Horizontal Pipes

2020 ◽  
Vol 59 (47) ◽  
pp. 20892-20902
Author(s):  
Haili Hu ◽  
Jiaqiang Jing ◽  
Sara Vahaji ◽  
Jiatong Tan ◽  
Jiyuan Tu
Keyword(s):  
Flow Pattern ◽  
Water Flow ◽  
Horizontal Pipes ◽  
Viscous Oil ◽  
Flow Pattern Transition ◽  
Oil Water

The Effects of Low Flow Rate Gas Involvement on Oil-Water Flow in Horizontal Pipes

2011 ◽  
Vol 354-355 ◽  
pp. 41-44
Author(s):  
Hai Qin Wang ◽  
Lei Zhang ◽  
Yong Wang ◽  
De Xuan Li
Keyword(s):  
Water Flow ◽  
Flow Rate ◽  
Flow Characteristics ◽  
Considerable Effect ◽  
Low Flow ◽  
Horizontal Pipes ◽  
Test Loop ◽  
Three Phase Flow ◽  
Oil Water ◽  
Low Flow Rate

The experiments were conducted in a horizontal multiphase flow test loop (50mm inner diameter, 40m long) to investigate the flow of oil/water and the influence of an involved gas phase with low flow rate in horizontal pipes, specifically including oil/water flow patterns, cross-section water holdup and pipe flow pressure gradient. The experimental results indicated that the involved gas with low flow rate had a considerable effect on oil/water flow characteristics, which shows the complexity of gas/oil/water three-phase flow. Thus, this effect could not be ignored in design and operation management of oil/gas gathering and transportation system.

An Experimental Investigation of Oil-Water Flow Patterns in Horizontal Pipes

2004 ◽  
Author(s):  
Hai-Yuan Yao ◽  
Jing Gong
Keyword(s):  
Experimental Data ◽  
Water Flow ◽  
Flow Patterns ◽  
Critical Conditions ◽  
New Classification ◽  
Two Phase ◽  
Factors Affecting ◽  
Horizontal Pipes ◽  
Transition Mechanism ◽  
Oil Water

In this paper, an experimental research on the oil-water liquid-liquid two-phase flow patterns and their transitions in horizontal pipes are carried out. According to online oil-water flow structures and the analysis of pressure drop signals., different flow patterns are defined and distinguished. A new classification for oil-water flow patterns is proposed. The flow pattern maps are obtained from the experimental data, and the factors affecting the transition mechanism of different flow regimes are discussed. In addition, some semi-theoretical criteria for the transition between different flow patterns are proposed. Especially, an accurate model is developed to predict the critical conditions for phase inversion. Comparisons of the proposed criteria with other experimental data show reasonable agreements.

Experimental Study for Characterization of Oil-Water Flow Patterns in Horizontal Pipes Based on Visualization and Pressure-Gradient Analysis

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Hermes Vazzoler Junior ◽  
Daiane Mieko Iceri ◽  
Juliana Cenzi ◽  
Carlos Keiichi Tanikawa da Silva ◽  
Charlie van der Geest ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Experimental Study ◽  
Pressure Gradient ◽  
Water Flow ◽  
Gradient Analysis ◽  
Flow Patterns ◽  
Horizontal Pipes ◽  
Oil Water

A Study of Oil-Water Flow Patterns in Horizontal Pipes

1997 ◽  
Vol 12 (03) ◽  
pp. 165-172 ◽  
Author(s):  
J.L. Trallero ◽  
C. Sarica ◽  
J.P. Brill
Keyword(s):  
Water Flow ◽  
Flow Patterns ◽  
Horizontal Pipes ◽  
Oil Water

Oil–Water Flow Pattern Transition Prediction in Horizontal Pipes

2015 ◽  
Vol 138 (2) ◽  
Author(s):  
Carlos F. Torres ◽  
Ram S. Mohan ◽  
Luis E. Gomez ◽  
Ovadia Shoham
Keyword(s):  
Flow Pattern ◽  
Water Flow ◽  
Prediction Models ◽  
Mechanistic Models ◽  
Horizontal Pipes ◽  
Transition Prediction ◽  
Physical Mechanisms ◽  
Flow Pattern Map ◽  
Flow Pattern Transition ◽  
Oil Water

Flow pattern transition prediction models are presented for oil–water flow in horizontal pipes. The transition between stratified and nonstratified flow is predicted using Kelvin–Helmholtz (KH) stability analysis for long waves. New, simplified, and more practical physical mechanisms/mechanistic models are proposed for the prediction of the transition boundaries to semidispersed and to fully dispersed flow. The proposed flow pattern classification significantly simplifies the flow pattern map for liquid–liquid flow and agrees well with the experimental data.

OIL-WATER FLOW IN HORIZONTAL PIPES: A FLOW PATTERN AND PRESSURE DROP STUDY

2009 ◽  
Vol 21 (1-2) ◽  
pp. 25-35
Author(s):  
Christophe Conan ◽  
Sandrine Decarre ◽  
Olivier Masbernat ◽  
Alain Line
Keyword(s):  
Pressure Drop ◽  
Flow Pattern ◽  
Water Flow ◽  
Horizontal Pipes ◽  
Oil Water
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