An experimental study of oil-water flows in horizontal pipes
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Submitted version
Author(s)
Ibarra, R
Matar, OK
Markides, CN
Zadrazil, I
Type
Conference Paper
Abstract
This paper reports an effort to investigate the effect of flow velocities and inlet configurations on horizontal oil-water flows in a 32 mm ID acrylic pipe using water and an aliphatic oil (Exxsol D140) as test fluids. The flows of interest were analysed using pressure drop measurements and high-speed photography in an effort to obtain a flow pattern map, pressure gradient profiles and measures of the in situ phase fractions. The experiments reveal a particular effect of the inlet configuration on the observed flow pattern. A horizontal plate, installed at the inlet, generates a transition to stratified flow when the plate height closely matched the in situ water height at high input oil fractions.
Date Issued
2015-06-10
Date Acceptance
2015-06-10
Citation
17th International Conference on Multiphase Production Technology, 2015
Publisher
BHR Group
Journal / Book Title
17th International Conference on Multiphase Production Technology
Copyright Statement
© 2015. BHR Group 2015 Multiphase 17. Presented and published at BHR Group’s 17th International Conference on Multiphase Production Technology
Identifier
https://www.onepetro.org/conference-paper/BHR-2015-D2
Source
Multiphase 2015
Publication Status
Published
Start Date
2015-06-10
Finish Date
2015-06-12
Coverage Spatial
Cannes, France