Sub-regimes of horizontal gas–liquid intermittent flow: State-of-the-art and future challenges

A Arabi, Y Zenati, J Legrand, EK Si-Ahmed - Experimental Thermal and …, 2024 - Elsevier
Based on the shape of the interface elongated bubble/liquid slugs and the liquid slugs'
aeration, the horizontal intermittent flow can be divided into three sub-regimes including …

Investigations on the slug two-phase flow in horizontal pipes: Past, presents, and future directives

AO Mohmmed, HH Al-Kayiem, AB Osman - Chemical Engineering Science, 2021 - Elsevier
Precise prediction of the gas–liquid slug flow is crucial for proper design and operation at
various industrial processes. This paper provides a comprehensive review of published …

One-way coupled fluid–structure interaction of gas–liquid slug flow in a horizontal pipe: Experiments and simulations

AO Mohmmed, HH Al-Kayiem, AB Osman… - Journal of Fluids and …, 2020 - Elsevier
Pipelines conveying a multiphase mixture must withstand the cyclic induced stresses that
occur due to the alternating motion of gas pockets and liquid slugs. Few previous studies …

An improved model for gas-liquid flow pattern prediction based on machine learning

G Mask, X Wu, K Ling - Journal of Petroleum Science and Engineering, 2019 - Elsevier
The determination of flow patterns is a fundamental problem in two-phase flow analysis, and
an accurate model for gas-liquid flow pattern prediction is critical for any multiphase flow …

On gas-liquid intermittent flow in a horizontal pipe: Influence of sub-regime on slug frequency

A Arabi, Y Salhi, Y Zenati, EK Si-Ahmed… - Chemical engineering …, 2020 - Elsevier
Among the intrinsic parameters identified in intermittent gas-liquid flows; slug frequency is
known as the most complicated one to model. The present work concerns the investigation …

Influence of pipeline diameters and fluid properties on slug frequency in horizontal pipelines

Y Cao, Q Xu, H Yu, B Huang, T Liu, L Guo - Chemical Engineering Science, 2024 - Elsevier
The accurate prediction of slug frequency is critical for the construction of multiphase flow
models and the flow assurance of oil and gas pipelines. In this paper, the slug frequency …

Numerical simulation of two-phase flow regime in horizontal pipeline and its validation

S Ban, W Pao, MS Nasif - … Journal of Numerical Methods for Heat & …, 2018 - emerald.com
Purpose The purpose of this paper is to investigate oil-gas slug formation in horizontal
straight pipe and its associated pressure gradient, slug liquid holdup and slug frequency …

Experimental study of gas-water two-phase flow patterns in fracture: Implication for enhancing coalbed methane production

Q Wang, X Su, Y Feng, H Wang, J Song - Journal of Petroleum Science and …, 2021 - Elsevier
It has been long considered that the gas and water in coal seam fractures are produced in
the form of stratified flow; however, recent researches and production practices have proved …

Intelligent well killing control method driven by coupling multiphase flow simulation and real-time data

Z Zhang, B Sun, Z Wang, S Pan, W Lou… - Journal of Petroleum …, 2022 - Elsevier
The exploration and development of offshore oil and gas has greatly alleviated the tension
of international energy consumption, however, the complex geological and engineering …

Slug frequencies revisited

R Schulkes - BHR International Conference on Multiphase …, 2011 - onepetro.org
INTRODUCTION Slug frequencies or slug lengths are typically required as one of the
closure relations in slug tracking models. Due to the difficulties of modelling the highly …