Flow regimes in two-phase gas-liquid flow

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Abstract

Experimental data were determined for co-current air-water horizontal flow in a 0.0935 m i.d. pipe. The flow patterns were identified by a combination of visual/video observations, the pressure fluctuation characteristics and a detailed examination of the pressure loss and holdup data. The results together with previous work at 0.0454 m i.d. were used to test existing flow regime maps. Several of the maps did not predict correctly the flow regimes for the two diameters. Theoretical and empirical models developed for the prediction of flow pattern transitions were also proved to be deficient in handling changes in physical properties and geometry. Thus, a need was shown to exist to develop a more satisfactory method of phase transition prediction.

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      A wide range of experimental methods was used to identify the critical conditions and to characterize the wavy stratified regime (i.e., 2D waves, 3D waves, roll waves, drop atomization) and wave pattern transitions in pipe flow or rectangular channels. The methods used include visual observations (e.g., Taitel and Dukler, 1976, Trallero et al., 1997, Vallée et al., 2008) high speed camera and digital image processing techniques (e.g., Gabriel et al., 2018; Hudaya et al., 2019), conductivity probes (e.g., Andritsos and Hanratty, 1987; Bruno and McCready, 1989; Peng et al., 1991; Shi and Kocamustafaorgullari, 1994; Sangalli et al., 1997; Li et al., 1998; Tzotzi and Andritsos, 2013), hot-film anemometry (Kao and Park, 1972), capacitance probes (e.g., Gawas et al., 2014), pressure drop fluctuations (e.g., Spedding and Spence, 1993), Particle Image Velocimetry (PIV) (e.g., Vallée et al., 2008; Ayati et al., 2014), and Laser Doppler Velocimetry (LDV) (e.g., Fernandino and Ytrehus, 2006). Most of the attempts to predict the stability boundary of smooth-stratified flow in gas-liquid and liquid-liquid systems in pipe and ducts are based on the stability analysis of Two-Fluid (TF) model equations.

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