Experimental study of the hydrodynamic behaviour of slug flow in a horizontal pipe
This paper investigates the unsteady hydrodynamic behaviour of slug flow occurring within an air–silicone oil mixture, within a horizontal 67 mm internal diameter pipe. A series of slug flow regime experiments were performed for a range of injected air superficial velocities (0.29–1.4 m s−1) and for...
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| author | Abdulkadir, M. Hernandez-Perez, V. Lowndes, I.S. Azzopardi, B.J. Sam-Mbomah, E. |
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| description | This paper investigates the unsteady hydrodynamic behaviour of slug flow occurring within an air–silicone oil mixture, within a horizontal 67 mm internal diameter pipe. A series of slug flow regime experiments were performed for a range of injected air superficial velocities (0.29–1.4 m s−1) and for liquid flows with superficial velocities of between 0.05–0.47 m s−1. A pair of Electrical Capacitance Tomography (ECT) probes was used to determine: the slug translational velocities of the elongated bubbles and liquid slugs, the slug frequencies, the lengths of elongated bubbles and the liquid slugs, the void fractions within the elongated bubbles and liquid slugs. The pressure drop experienced along the pipe was measured using a differential pressure transducer cell (DP cell). A comparative analysis of the current experimental data and that previously published experimental confirms good agreement. |
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| spelling | nottingham-484372020-05-04T18:25:40Z https://eprints.nottingham.ac.uk/48437/ Experimental study of the hydrodynamic behaviour of slug flow in a horizontal pipe Abdulkadir, M. Hernandez-Perez, V. Lowndes, I.S. Azzopardi, B.J. Sam-Mbomah, E. This paper investigates the unsteady hydrodynamic behaviour of slug flow occurring within an air–silicone oil mixture, within a horizontal 67 mm internal diameter pipe. A series of slug flow regime experiments were performed for a range of injected air superficial velocities (0.29–1.4 m s−1) and for liquid flows with superficial velocities of between 0.05–0.47 m s−1. A pair of Electrical Capacitance Tomography (ECT) probes was used to determine: the slug translational velocities of the elongated bubbles and liquid slugs, the slug frequencies, the lengths of elongated bubbles and the liquid slugs, the void fractions within the elongated bubbles and liquid slugs. The pressure drop experienced along the pipe was measured using a differential pressure transducer cell (DP cell). A comparative analysis of the current experimental data and that previously published experimental confirms good agreement. Elsevier 2016-12-15 Article PeerReviewed Abdulkadir, M., Hernandez-Perez, V., Lowndes, I.S., Azzopardi, B.J. and Sam-Mbomah, E. (2016) Experimental study of the hydrodynamic behaviour of slug flow in a horizontal pipe. Chemical Engineering Science, 156 . pp. 147-161. ISSN 0009-2509 Air–silicone oil ; ECT ; Elongated bubble ; Liquid slug ; Frequency ; Void fraction http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0009250916304948?via%3Dihub doi:10.1016/j.ces.2016.09.015 doi:10.1016/j.ces.2016.09.015 |
| spellingShingle | Air–silicone oil ; ECT ; Elongated bubble ; Liquid slug ; Frequency ; Void fraction Abdulkadir, M. Hernandez-Perez, V. Lowndes, I.S. Azzopardi, B.J. Sam-Mbomah, E. Experimental study of the hydrodynamic behaviour of slug flow in a horizontal pipe |
| title | Experimental study of the hydrodynamic behaviour of slug flow in a horizontal pipe |
| title_full | Experimental study of the hydrodynamic behaviour of slug flow in a horizontal pipe |
| title_fullStr | Experimental study of the hydrodynamic behaviour of slug flow in a horizontal pipe |
| title_full_unstemmed | Experimental study of the hydrodynamic behaviour of slug flow in a horizontal pipe |
| title_short | Experimental study of the hydrodynamic behaviour of slug flow in a horizontal pipe |
| title_sort | experimental study of the hydrodynamic behaviour of slug flow in a horizontal pipe |
| topic | Air–silicone oil ; ECT ; Elongated bubble ; Liquid slug ; Frequency ; Void fraction |
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