Flow Pattern Transitions in Horizontal Pipelines Carrying Oil-Water Mixtures: Full-Scale ExperimentsSource: Journal of Energy Resources Technology:;2000:;volume( 122 ):;issue: 004::page 169Author:Yuri V. Fairuzov
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Assoc. Mem. ASME
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Jorge Verdejo-Fierro
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Ruben Gonzalez-Islas
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Pedro Arenas-Medina
DOI: 10.1115/1.1318204Publisher: The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME)
Abstract: Full-scale experiments were conducted in order to investigate flow pattern transitions in horizontal pipelines carrying oil-water mixtures. In the experiments, a 16-in. pipeline conveying light crude oil was used. The line was connected to a freshwater network to control the input water volume fraction. A gate valve installed at the pipeline inlet controlled the oil flow rate. The transition from stratified flow to dispersed flow was determined by measuring the transversal water fraction profile. For this purpose, a special device, the multi-point sampling probe, was designed and installed into the pipeline. The probe has movable sampling tubes that allow taking samples simultaneously at six points along the diameter of the pipe. The rate of withdrawal of each sample was adjusted by a needle valve according to the mixture velocity in order to minimize the effect of the probe on the measured water fraction profile. The samples were analyzed for water content in a laboratory using a standard method for determining the water fraction in crude oils. Based on the data obtained, a flow pattern map was constructed. The experimental stratified/nonstratified transition boundary was compared with two theoretical criteria obtained in the linear stability analysis of stratified two-phase liquid-liquid flow. The results of this study can be useful for the design and operation of pipelines transporting crude oil, as well as for the validation of multifield multidimensional models of two-phase flow. [S0195-0738(00)00404-0]
keyword(s): Flow (Dynamics) , Pipelines , Mixtures , Water AND Crude oil ,
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contributor author | Yuri V. Fairuzov | |
contributor author | Assoc. Mem. ASME | |
contributor author | Jorge Verdejo-Fierro | |
contributor author | Ruben Gonzalez-Islas | |
contributor author | Pedro Arenas-Medina | |
date accessioned | 2017-05-09T00:02:14Z | |
date available | 2017-05-09T00:02:14Z | |
date copyright | December, 2000 | |
date issued | 2000 | |
identifier issn | 0195-0738 | |
identifier other | JERTD2-26492#169_1.pdf | |
identifier uri | http://yetl.yabesh.ir/yetl/handle/yetl/123582 | |
description abstract | Full-scale experiments were conducted in order to investigate flow pattern transitions in horizontal pipelines carrying oil-water mixtures. In the experiments, a 16-in. pipeline conveying light crude oil was used. The line was connected to a freshwater network to control the input water volume fraction. A gate valve installed at the pipeline inlet controlled the oil flow rate. The transition from stratified flow to dispersed flow was determined by measuring the transversal water fraction profile. For this purpose, a special device, the multi-point sampling probe, was designed and installed into the pipeline. The probe has movable sampling tubes that allow taking samples simultaneously at six points along the diameter of the pipe. The rate of withdrawal of each sample was adjusted by a needle valve according to the mixture velocity in order to minimize the effect of the probe on the measured water fraction profile. The samples were analyzed for water content in a laboratory using a standard method for determining the water fraction in crude oils. Based on the data obtained, a flow pattern map was constructed. The experimental stratified/nonstratified transition boundary was compared with two theoretical criteria obtained in the linear stability analysis of stratified two-phase liquid-liquid flow. The results of this study can be useful for the design and operation of pipelines transporting crude oil, as well as for the validation of multifield multidimensional models of two-phase flow. [S0195-0738(00)00404-0] | |
publisher | The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME) | |
title | Flow Pattern Transitions in Horizontal Pipelines Carrying Oil-Water Mixtures: Full-Scale Experiments | |
type | Journal Paper | |
journal volume | 122 | |
journal issue | 4 | |
journal title | Journal of Energy Resources Technology | |
identifier doi | 10.1115/1.1318204 | |
journal fristpage | 169 | |
journal lastpage | 176 | |
identifier eissn | 1528-8994 | |
keywords | Flow (Dynamics) | |
keywords | Pipelines | |
keywords | Mixtures | |
keywords | Water AND Crude oil | |
tree | Journal of Energy Resources Technology:;2000:;volume( 122 ):;issue: 004 | |
contenttype | Fulltext |