Mechanistic modelling of two-phase slug flows with deposition
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Author(s)
Gonsalves, Gabriel FN
Matar, Omar K
Type
Journal Article
Abstract
Despite the large quantity of works dedicated to the analysis and modelling of deposition in single-phase flows, very few models have been proposed for deposition of solids in two-phase pipe flows of gas and liquid. A comprehensive mechanistic model for transient, multiphase pipe flow with phase change is proposed, which takes into account effects of deposition by mass diffusion, ageing, and shearing of the deposit layer. Validation is performed with an exhaustive database of experimental data from the literature, for steady and transient flows without deposition, and deposit thickness measurements for single-phase, slug and stratified flows. Most of the predictions are within a 20% error band from the experimental data, with slightly worse performance in the case of deposition in slug flows. A surrogate model is also developed based on active-learning sampling of the simulator results, demonstrating a technique that could be used for optimization or design of engineering devices.
Date Issued
2022-09-21
Date Acceptance
2022-06-08
Citation
Chemical Engineering Science, 2022, 259
ISSN
0009-2509
Publisher
Elsevier
Journal / Book Title
Chemical Engineering Science
Volume
259
Copyright Statement
© 2022 The Authors. Published by Elsevier Ltd.
This is an open access article under the CC BY license (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/)
This is an open access article under the CC BY license (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/)
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Sponsor
Engineering & Physical Science Research Council (EPSRC)
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Grant Number
EP/T000414/1
Subjects
Science & Technology
Technology
Engineering, Chemical
Engineering
Multiphase
Slug flow
Mechanistic modelling
CFD
Wax
Deposition
WAX DEPOSITION
HEAT-TRANSFER
PARAFFIN DEPOSITION
MULTIPHASE FLOW
PRESSURE-DROP
PART 1
GAS
PIPELINES
PREDICTION
SINGLE
Publication Status
Published
Article Number
ARTN 117796