Persistence of frequency in gas–liquid flows across a change in pipe diameter or orientation

From a study of the characteristics of structures across a 67/38 mm sudden contraction, using air/silicone oil flows, it has been found that frequencies of the structures (mainly slugs) persist across the contraction. This is in contrast to the velocities and lengths which increase as they move into...

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Main Authors: Azzopardi, Barry J., Ijioma, Amadi, Yang, Shounan, Abdulkareem, Lokman A., Azzi, Abdelwahid, Abdulkadir, Mukhtar
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author Azzopardi, Barry J.
Ijioma, Amadi
Yang, Shounan
Abdulkareem, Lokman A.
Azzi, Abdelwahid
Abdulkadir, Mukhtar
author_facet Azzopardi, Barry J.
Ijioma, Amadi
Yang, Shounan
Abdulkareem, Lokman A.
Azzi, Abdelwahid
Abdulkadir, Mukhtar
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description From a study of the characteristics of structures across a 67/38 mm sudden contraction, using air/silicone oil flows, it has been found that frequencies of the structures (mainly slugs) persist across the contraction. This is in contrast to the velocities and lengths which increase as they move into the smaller diameter pipe. These observations were found for both vertical and 5° upward orientations. A similar persistence of frequency has been found from four other sources in the literature: a vertical (gradual) contraction; a horizontal Venturi; and two cases of horizontal pipe, 90° bend and vertical riser combination. The latter were at two contrasting conditions: (i) at atmospheric pressure with air/water in small diameter (34 mm) pipes; (ii) at 20 bar in larger diameter pipes (189 mm) using nitrogen and naphtha.
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spelling nottingham-355572020-05-04T20:12:17Z https://eprints.nottingham.ac.uk/35557/ Persistence of frequency in gas–liquid flows across a change in pipe diameter or orientation Azzopardi, Barry J. Ijioma, Amadi Yang, Shounan Abdulkareem, Lokman A. Azzi, Abdelwahid Abdulkadir, Mukhtar From a study of the characteristics of structures across a 67/38 mm sudden contraction, using air/silicone oil flows, it has been found that frequencies of the structures (mainly slugs) persist across the contraction. This is in contrast to the velocities and lengths which increase as they move into the smaller diameter pipe. These observations were found for both vertical and 5° upward orientations. A similar persistence of frequency has been found from four other sources in the literature: a vertical (gradual) contraction; a horizontal Venturi; and two cases of horizontal pipe, 90° bend and vertical riser combination. The latter were at two contrasting conditions: (i) at atmospheric pressure with air/water in small diameter (34 mm) pipes; (ii) at 20 bar in larger diameter pipes (189 mm) using nitrogen and naphtha. Elsevier 2014-12 Article PeerReviewed Azzopardi, Barry J., Ijioma, Amadi, Yang, Shounan, Abdulkareem, Lokman A., Azzi, Abdelwahid and Abdulkadir, Mukhtar (2014) Persistence of frequency in gas–liquid flows across a change in pipe diameter or orientation. International Journal of Multiphase Flow, 67 . pp. 22-31. ISSN 0301-9322 Sudden contraction; Venturi; Bends; Gas/liquid; Void fraction; Frequency; Vertical; Inclined; ECT http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ijmultiphaseflow.2014.03.010 doi:10.1016/j.ijmultiphaseflow.2014.03.010 doi:10.1016/j.ijmultiphaseflow.2014.03.010
spellingShingle Sudden contraction; Venturi; Bends; Gas/liquid; Void fraction; Frequency; Vertical; Inclined; ECT
Azzopardi, Barry J.
Ijioma, Amadi
Yang, Shounan
Abdulkareem, Lokman A.
Azzi, Abdelwahid
Abdulkadir, Mukhtar
Persistence of frequency in gas–liquid flows across a change in pipe diameter or orientation
title Persistence of frequency in gas–liquid flows across a change in pipe diameter or orientation
title_full Persistence of frequency in gas–liquid flows across a change in pipe diameter or orientation
title_fullStr Persistence of frequency in gas–liquid flows across a change in pipe diameter or orientation
title_full_unstemmed Persistence of frequency in gas–liquid flows across a change in pipe diameter or orientation
title_short Persistence of frequency in gas–liquid flows across a change in pipe diameter or orientation
title_sort persistence of frequency in gas–liquid flows across a change in pipe diameter or orientation
topic Sudden contraction; Venturi; Bends; Gas/liquid; Void fraction; Frequency; Vertical; Inclined; ECT
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