Slug/Churn transition in upward gas-liquid flow
1986; Elsevier BV; Volume: 41; Issue: 1 Linguagem: Inglês
10.1016/0009-2509(86)85209-5
ISSN1873-4405
Autores Tópico(s)Reservoir Engineering and Simulation Methods
ResumoA new predictive model for slug/churn transition is presented. It is suggested that the transition takes place when the gas void fraction within the liquid slug reaches the bubble maximum volumetric packing. The predicted boundary is compared with experimental results and shows satisfactory agreement. The model is extended to inclined pipes, and provides a quantitative explanation for the shrinkage and vanishing of the churn pattern in inclined pipes.
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