段塞流的流量瞬变特性试验研究

An investigation of the characteristics of flowrate transients within slug flow was conducted in a largescale outdoor testing facility.The test section consisted of a 378m long,7.62cm diameter stainless steel pipe. Air and water were used as the test fluids.The response to a change of flowrate o either phase or two phases was measured using a series of pressure transducers and differential pressure transducers.An increase or decrease in gas flowrate caused a pressure overshoot above the value at new steady state or led to a pressure undershoot to form a temporary stratified flow.Pressure waves existed in the pipeline,spreading from the entrance to the exit.The magnitude of pressure overshoot in “up-gas”transient or of pressure undershoot and period of the temporary stratified flow in “Down-gas” transient are related to the change of gas flowrate and the distance away from the entrance.In contrast,the change in liquid flowrate was accommodated by smooth transitions between the corresponding steady states,and only one obvious change was found in the slug frequency.According to experimental results,the pressure overshoot,pressure undershoot and the pressure wave propagation were analyzed,and the phenomena were explained reasonably.Some correlations for the calculation of the pressure overshoot and undershoot were proposed.     

大输量多相混输管路气液两相流实验研究

为了研究大输量条件下多相混输管路的流动特性,以水和空气为实验介质,在长江大学多相流实验平台上进行了水平状态的高气液量两相流模拟实验研究。实验采用内径为60 mm、长9.4 m的透明有机玻璃管,并利用高速摄像仪记录实验过程中的流型。通过对实验流型进行整理,将水平管内的气液两相流流型划分为分层流、泡状流、段塞流和环状流,并与典型的Mandhane流型图进行对比分析。另外,对实验范围内的几种典型流型下的压降梯度变化规律进行了研究,泡状流区域压降梯度随气流速的增大而减小,段塞流区域压降梯度随气流速的增大而缓慢增大,环状流区域压降梯度随气流速的增加而继续增大。     

Experimental study on the restart of core-annular flow

We show the results of an experimental campaign to study the pressure drop during the restart of a core-annular flow from a stratified configuration. In normal core annular flow operations, due to fouling or pump failures, a core flow may not be sustained anymore and hence it stratifies. Since the pressure drops connected to the stratified flow regime are much larger than the ones of core annular, the flow suddenly stops. To restart it there are two possibilities: one is to try to provide a higher pressure gradient trying to restore the flow of water and oil, the other is to clean the pipe using water only: in both cases an attachment of a thin layer of oil on the pipe internal wall occurs and the pressure drop for water only or oil–water are higher than the previous ones with clean pipe wall. We focused our attention on the cleaning by water only and we provide experimental data on the evolution of the pressure drop as function of time in order to find when the pipe could be considered as perfectly cleaned or, at least, when the pressure drop are low enough to restart the oil flow. The experimental results are finally compared with a two-fluid model available in literature.     

Anomalous friction in slurry flows

Experiments conducted with water slurries of 1 mm particles of specific gravity 1.59 in a laboratory pipeline 0.105 m in diameter have provided evidence of a change in the friction mechanism at velocities above 3 m/s. These flows were stratified and at low velocities the frictional pressure gradients were in satisfactory agreement with the predictions of the conventional two‐layer model. However at higher velocities the friction is substantially lower than predicted. Measurements of concentration and velocity distributions within the pipe show that no major change in flow regime occurs concurrently with the change in the friction mechanism. It appears that the effect is due to a change in the nature of the particle‐wall interaction, of a type which suggests that an inward‐acting force affects the particles adjacent to the wall.     

Characterization of hydrodynamic regimes in horizontal two-phase flow Part I: Pressure drop measurements

A detailed flow pattern map for horizontal air—water flow was constructed using the results from pressure drop measurements in a Perspex pipe having an inside diameter of 0.05 m and a length of 5.08 m. Visual observations of flow patterns were supplemented by electrical conductivity measurements. A simple empirical pressure drop correlation is proposed which can be used in horizontal air—water flow.     

CFD modeling and validation for two-phase medium viscosity oil-air flow in horizontal pipes

This study presents the results of a Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD) simulation of two-phase medium viscosity oil-air flow in a 50.8?mm internal diameter horizontal pipe. Void fraction and pressure gradient predictions were validated using experimental data for four different oil viscosities (0.039, 0.06, 0.108 and 0.166?Pa s) and different flow rates varying from 0.1 to 2.9?m/s for the gas phase and from 0.01 to 2.95?m/s for the liquid phase, where four flow patterns were predicted (stratified, dispersed bubble, bubble elongated and slug flow). The obtained results of void fraction and pressure gradient presented a mean relative error of 30.04 and 21.38%, respectively. Furthermore, the CFD results were compared against 66 empirical correlations and predictions from OLGA. It was found that between the three studied methods (CFD, OLGA and empirical correlations) the CFD model outperformed the other two methods regarding the predicted flow patterns, pressure gradients and void fractions on most cases.     

A new mechanistic model to predict gas–liquid interface shape of gas–liquid flow through pipes with low liquid loading

Devising a new mechanistic method to predict gas–liquid interface shape in horizontal pipes is concerned in this article. An experiment was conducted to find the pressure gradients of air–water flow through a 1‐in. pipe diameter. Comparing results of model with some experimental data available in the literature demonstrates that the model provides quite better predictions than existed models do. This model also predicts flow regime transition from stratified to annular flow better than Apparent Rough Surface and Modified Apparent Rough Surface models for both 1‐ and 2‐in. pipe diameters. The model also leads to reliable predictions of wetted wall fraction experimental data. Although one parameter of new model was evaluated based on air–water flow pressure loss experimental data for 1 in. pipe, it was considerably successful to predict pressure drop, liquid holdup, stratified‐annular transition and wetted wall fraction for other gas–liquid systems and pipe diameters. © 2014 American Institute of Chemical Engineers AIChE J, 61: 1043–1053, 2015     

Behavior of Pressure Gradient and Transient Pressure Signals during Liquid‐Liquid Two‐Phase Flow

Liquid‐liquid two‐phase flows are encountered in several process industries, multiphase reactors and oil industries. In each of these applications, identification of flow patterns poses a challenging problem and many efforts are directed towards developing suitable devices for this purpose. In the present work, attempts have been made to use pressure gradient and transient pressure signals to study flow patterns during the simultaneous flow of two liquids through a horizontal pipe. It is observed that the slope of the pressure gradient curves as a function of fluid superficial velocities is a weak function of the flow pattern. However, the variation of the slope with the pattern transition is much more significant when the pressure gradient is normalized with respect to only kerosene flow through the pipe (Δp_TP/Δp_KO). Further attempts have been made to identify flow patterns from transient pressure signals and the statistical analysis of these random signals has been undertaken. The PDF analysis and the wavelet multiresolution technique have been adapted to explain the signals in detail. The flow regimes identified are smooth stratified, wavy stratified, plug flow, ‘three‐layer' flow, ‘oil dispersed in water and water' and ‘oil and water in oil' flow patterns. The signal characteristics are depicted for each flow pattern.     

湍流-层流气液分层流的模型

The time-dependent liquid film thickness and pressure drop are measured by using parallel-wire conductance probes and capacitance differential-pressure transducer. A mathematical model with iterative procedure to calculate holdup and pressure drop in horizontal and inclined gas-liquid stratified flow is developed. The predictions agree well with over a hundred experimental data in 0.024 and 0.04 m diameter pipelines.     

Numerical modeling of three-phase stratified flow in pipes

The simultaneous flow of water, oil and gas is of practical importance for the oil and gas industry. These three phases are present in varying degrees of concentration in many oil and gas pipelines. In this work, a model has been developed to predict the values of the hold-up and pressure gradient for three-phase stratified flow prevailing in a horizontal pipeline. This information is usually the first step for analyzing the stability of stratified flow and developing transition criteria. The concept of extended velocity has been applied to compute the wall shear stresses in three-phase flow. The effect of process variables such as gas to liquid ratio, pipe diameter, oil viscosity and non-Newtonian character of oil on hold-up and pressure gradient has been studied to simulate the oil well conditions. Structural stability analysis was also carried out to check for the sensitivity of the model.     

The flow resistance of fiber sheet during initial dewatering

In this work, a novel experimental filtration device with pressure profiling was used for analyzing water removal from the fiber network in the forming section of a paper machine. The experimental data were used to develop a stratified model for the flow resistance of the developing fiber sheet during the filtration process. The new model was verified with both laboratory- and pilot-scale measurements and excellent agreement was observed between them. It was also observed that there is a strong linear correlation between the maximal attainable solid content of a filtered sheet after the forming section and the instantaneous response to pressure of the flow resistivity of the furnish.     

液相介质对水平气液间歇流动的压降影响

研究了水平管内不同液相介质(水、油和不同浓度的CMC溶液)对气液两相间歇流动压降的影响. 实验管道为内径50 mm的透明有机玻璃管,从入口到分离器长约30 m,实验段由2个长3 m的水平管组成. 共记录了320组不同表观流速下的压降信号：油相0.17~1.85 m/s,水相0.17~2.48 m/s,CMC溶液0.17~1.42 m/s,气相0.06~3.40 m/s. 结果表明,液相为牛顿流体(油或水)的气液流动,随着表观气相流速的增大,压降呈增加趋势;非牛顿幂率流体(不同浓度的CMC溶液)的管道流动,当流动指数低于一定值时,压降随气相流量的增加呈降低趋势,并且低于单液相流动的压降. Lockhart-Martinelli模型过高地预测了气-非牛顿幂率流体两相的压降.     

Measurement and prediction of pressure drop in two-phase flow

Experimental data for air–water two-phase co-current flow in two different pipe diameters were used to test the prediction of pressure drop by a number of existing theories and correlations. Several models are shown to be useful for prediction, particularly with the stratified regimes which have proved difficult to handle in the past. The model suggested by Olujic proved to be of particular value.     

Experimental investigation of liquid–liquid flow in an inclined pipe using dimensionless numbers

Two-phase flow is a common phenomenon in the energy industry, where flow patterns significantly affect heat transfer and pressure drop in different systems. However, there is no unique or comparable flow map because of its dependency on dimensional parameters. Therefore, an analysis using dimensionless numbers makes the results comprehensive. To do so, a series of liquid–liquid flow experiments (1296 experiments) were conducted in a transparent pipe at the different velocities of the phases. The flow patterns were captured using a high-speed camera. The experiments were performed at eight different inclinations within the range of −20 to +20 degrees. Six flow patterns are observed at different inclinations; stratified flow with mixing at the interface (STMI), dispersion of water in oil (Dw/o), dispersion of oil in water (Do/w), dual continuous (DC), slug, and wavy stratified (WST), where the first five flow patterns are presented in the upward flow and the two last flow patterns disappear in some of the downward flow. The pattern of boundaries for each flow pattern in the upward flow shows dependency on inclination, while in the downward flow condition, a rather general format can be applied to most of the patterns. The analysis illustrates that gravity and buoyancy forces are the dominating forces in the system compared to other forces, such as viscous, inertia, and interfacial tension, which are due to the inclination of the pipe.     

水平管气液两相段塞流的波动特性

气液两相段塞流是液塞和长气泡在空间和时间上的交替,在流动过程中表现出间歇性和不稳定性。系统地研究了水平管中段塞流持液率、压力和压差的波动特性。结果表明,段塞流持液率的概率密度分布为双峰分布,高持液率峰对应于液塞区,低持液率峰对应于液膜区;在压力的概率密度分布中,当压力测试点到管道出口之间的段塞单元数目少时,压力分布出现双峰分布;当压力测试点到管道出口之间的段塞单元数目多时,压力分布出现单峰分布;压差信号分布呈单峰分布。这些特征为流型识别提供了可靠的段塞流标识。     

FLOW PATTERN AND PRESSURE DROP IN TEES

Visual observations of single and two-phase dividing flow and measurements of the gas-liquid separation behaviour, void fraction and pressure drop were performed in T-junctions having a horizontal run and vertical branch. Both tees used were geometrically similar, in scale 1:4. Plug, slug and stratified flow were observed in horizontal tubes causing mainly a total separation of the gas flow in the branch. For plug and slug flow the diverging flow pattern was stable, while for the stratified flow strong oscillations were measured. Furthermore a calculation method was developed for the prediction of the form-resistance pressure drop, based on the Gardel correlation for single-phase flow taking account of the two-phase flow pattern and the flow restriction in the tee-branch, which gives satisfactory results for all our measured data from both tees.     

水平管内水环输送模拟稠油减阻特性

基于自主设计加工并搭建的水环输送稠油减阻模拟管路系统,采用500^#白油模拟稠油,试验研究了稠油在水环作用下的水平管流阻力特性,分析了油相表观流速（0.3～1.0m/s）、水相表观流速（0.11～0.72m/s）及入口含水率（0.13～0.49）对水润滑管流流型特征及减阻效果的影响。结果表明：环状水膜可有效隔离并润滑油壁界面,油-水两相流流型总体上呈稳定的偏心环状流结构;水环输送可大幅降低管道输送过程中的压降,其压降值仅为相同油流量下纯油输送压降的1/55～1/27;当入口含水率为0.13～0.27时,水环输送的效能显著,输油效率均高于40;油相表观流速和入口含水率的增加会增大单位管长压降,降低水环输送的减阻效果和输油效能。     

Assessment of fire protection performance of water mist applied in exhaust ducts for semiconductor fabrication process

Fume exhaust pipes used in semiconductor facilities underwent a series of fire tests to evaluate the performance of a water mist system. The parameters considered were the amount of water that the mist nozzles used, the air flow velocity, the fire intensity and the water mist system operating pressure. In order to make a performance comparison, tests were also performed with a standard sprinkler system. The base case served as a reference and applied a single water mist nozzle (100 bar operating pressure, 7.3 l/min water volume flux and 200 µm mean droplet size) installed in the pipe (60 cm in diameter) subjected to a 350°C air flow with an average velocity of 2 m/s. In such a case, the temperature in the hot flow dropped sharply as the water mist nozzle was activated and reached a 60°C saturation point. Under the same operating conditions, four mist nozzles were applied, and made no further contribution to reducing the fire temperature compared with the case using only a single nozzle. Similar fire protection performances to that in the base case were still retained when the exhaust flow velocity increased to 3 m/s and the inlet air temperature was increased to 500°C due to a stronger input fire scenario, respectively. Changing to a water mist system produced a better performance than a standard sprinkler. With regard to the effect of operating pressure of water mist system, a higher operating pressure can have a better performance. The results above indicate that the droplet size in a water‐related fire protection system plays a critical role. Copyright © 2005 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.     

Water Flow in,Through, and Around the Gas Diffusion Layer

Liquid water produced in polymer electrolyte membrane fuel cells is transported from the cathode catalyst/membrane interface through the gas diffusion layer (GDL) to the gas flow channel. Liquid water travels both laterally (in the plane of GDL) and transversely through the largest pores of the porous GDL structure. Narrow apertures in the largest pores are the primary resistance to liquid water penetration. Carbon paper has limiting apertures ∼20 μm in diameter and ∼1 μm in length whereas carbon cloth has apertures ∼100 μm in diameter and ∼200 μm in length. After sufficient hydrostatic pressure is applied, water penetrates the limiting aperture and flows through the pore. The pressure required for water to flow through the pores is less than the pressure to penetrate the limiting aperture of the pores. Water moved laterally and directed through a small number of transverse pores. There is less resistance to lateral liquid water flow at the interface between the GDL and a solid surface than through the GDL. The results from these experiments suggest that water flow through the GDL is dominated by a small number of pores and most pores remain free of liquid water.     

Co-current stratified flow of immiscible liquids: Velocity distribution and pressure gradient in the laminar-laminar and laminar-turbulent regimes

Further studies on the co-current stratified flow of two immiscible liquids in closed conduits with emphasis on the laminar-laminar and laminar-turbulent regimes are reported. Experimental velocity distributions obtained using a photo-chromic dye technique and pressure gradients for the flow of oil/water and oil/ethanol-water systems in a rectangular conduit are compared with predictions developed from fundamental concepts. The agreement between the experimental data and the predictions are very satisfactory in both flow regimes. As a consequence, further work should now be focussed on the turbulent-turbulent regime.