Flow Pattern Identification and Pressure Drop Calculation for Gas-Liquid Flow in a Horizontal Pipeline

Authors

  • Fathollah Farhadi Petoleum and Chemical Engineering Department, Sharif University of Technology, Tehran, I.R. IRAN
  • S. Eliyassi Oil industries Engineering & Construction Co., P.O. Box 188-16315 Tehran, I.R. IRAN
Abstract:

Two phase gas-liquid flow pattern in a horizontal pipeline is predicted very accurately using a newly-developed analytical relation. The pattern identification is based on one of the most widely used graphs, the Baker diagram, modified in a way that compensates for the unrealistic oversimplifications of recent works. The Kern's method of pressure drop calculation is used to obtain the frictional pressure drop in a gas-liquid pipeline flow. An interactive computer program is developed for the prediction of the flow pattern and calculation of pressure drop.

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volume 8  issue 1

pages  10- 19

publication date 1989-06-01

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