... Abstract The Gas-Liquid Cylindrical Cyclone (GLCC © ) is a state-of-the-art multiphase flow compact separator that relies on centrifugal action for separation. The efficient separation of the gas phase is dependent on the swirl intensity of the continuous phase acting on the bubbles, which...

... on a standard 50.8 mm (2-inch) stainless steel 316 elbow to assess mechanistic models for predicting erosion rates for elbows in vertical slug-churn flow with sand, a common occurrence in liquid-dominated production systems. Erosion experiments were performed in a large-scale multiphase flow loop, adjusting...

... multiphase flow critical velocity flow assurance Proceedings of the ASME 2022 Fluids Engineering Division Summer Meeting FEDSM2022 August 3-5, 2022, Toronto, Ontario, Canada FEDSM2022-86786 EXPERIMENTAL AND MODELING STUDY OF SAND TRANSPORT IN SLIGHTLY UPWARD INCLINED SOLID-LIQUID FLOW Ronald E. Vieira...

... provided to the model. The model predictions are also compared to experiments while accounting for uncertainty. The results of this work give new insights regarding the degree of uncertainties in predictions of erosion rates in single and multiphase flows, providing an important tool for future...

... is more severe in gas-dominated multiphase flows such as annular and mist flows than liquid-dominated bubbly and slug flows. A 90-degree standard elbow is used in the analysis because of its high erosion vulnerability and its importance in pipeline applications. This is because the flow changes direction...

... higher erosion by a factor of 2.5 as compared to the other. solid particle erosion dispersed-bubble flow multiphase flow flow visualization paint removal test Proceedings of the ASME 2022 Fluids Engineering Division Summer Meeting FEDSM2022 August 3-5, 2022, Toronto, Ontario, Canada...

... Abstract Sand production is a significant challenge in petroleum engineering, and specifically in multiphase gas condensate wells where small amount of liquid is present with the gas. Sand particles entrained in multiphase flow can severely affect the integrity of fluid transportation...

... multiphase flows by Navier-Stokes equations. In our previous study [7], we have shown that twin vortices symmetrically appear in the injected water, which plays an essential role in performing the unsteady behavior of a cloud of bubbles. In this paper, we further illustrate the elementary process...

... calculations could predict the leaked oil volume and the leaked oil route to prevent oil diffusion and mitigate its harmful impact. The findings of this work is a step forward for preventing and controlling oil pollution to protect the marine environment. multiphase flow subsea pipeline pipeline...

... properties, and target material properties. Different distance between the elbows equal to 12D. Paint removal investigators have conducted erosion experiments with different experiments were conducted to determine the erosion patterns pipe sizes, geometry, as well as multiphase flow conditions and and hot...

..., variations in gas and liquid holdups are correlated by the superficial velocity ratio. The numerical analysis developed in this paper is in good agreement with the correlations and data in the literature. gas-liquid liquid-liquid computational fluid dynamics multiphase flow microchannel...

... Proceedings of the ASME 2021 Fluids Engineering Division Summer Meeting FEDSM2021 August 10-12, 2021, Virtual, Online FEDSM2021-65506 THREE-DIMENSIONAL WEIGHTED MULTIPLE-RELAXATION-TIME PSEUDOPOTENTIAL LATTICE BOLTZMANN METHOD FOR MULTIPHASE FLOW Jun Tang, Shengyuan Zhang, Huiying Wu* School...

... of water and air on the braking of the sled are studied. curving the track, water braking, spoilers as air brakes, or hooks and cables [11]. There are several methods for deploying water Keywords: CFD, Turbulence Model, Multiphase flow, HHSTT, braking depending on testing velocity profiles. Depending...

... in the context of the multiphase fluid flow. In this study, we make a two-dimensional numerical analysis of the multiphase flow of the submerged bubbly water jet injecting into still water through a nozzle. To model the bubbly water jet, we employ the mixture model of liquids and gases, and we utilize...

... 0.07. cavitation bubbly flow bubble dynamics compressible flow multiphase flow A CORRECTION TO THE BAROTROPIC MODEL OF GASEOUS CAVITATION IN CHOKED CONVERGING-DIVERGING NOZZLE FLOWS Michael Waldrop 1 , Flint Thomas 1 1 Institute for Flow Physics and Control, University of Notre Dame, Notre...

... of the applied discretization scheme. The obtained velocity profiles from the computational analyses show excellent agreement with the analytical solution confirming the reliability of the single-phase flow solver. To validate the computational results for the multiphase flow solver, we used the experimental...

... path. multiphase flow non-Newtonian fluid bubble rise volume of fluid sharp surface force method GPU computing NUMERICAL SIMULATION OF A GAS BUBBLE RISING IN POWER-LAW FLUIDS USING A SHARP SURFACE FORCE IMPLEMENTATION Purushotam Kumar Kai Jin , Surya Pratap Vanka Department of Mechanical...

.... Relevant results may provide a reference for further understanding of interface instability and related engineering applications. fluid instability cavitation liquid jet large eddy simulation multiphase flow CAVITATION-INDUCED INTERFACE INSTABILITY OF DROPLET BETWEEN PLATES Hongchen Li 1, 2...

... Abstract Multiphase pumps are increasingly being used to transport gas-liquid multiphase flow in the oil and gas industry. Complexity of two-phase flow interaction and varying designs of multiphase pumps pose significant challenges to developing generalized performance prediction tool similar...

... shown formation of microbubble clusters intermittently, which has Coulomb potential due to negative electric charge on bubble interfaces. microbubble turbulent boundary layer drag reduction multiphase flow flow visualization VISUALIZATION OF MICROBUBBLE DISTRIBUTION INSIDE TURBULENT...