Flow pattern identification and measurement techniques in gas-liquid-liquid three-phase flow: A review

MW Yaqub, R Marappagounder, R Rusli… - Flow Measurement and …, 2020 - Elsevier
The simultaneous flow of gas, oil, and water forms various flow patterns due to the complex
interfacial relationships. Three-phase flow patterns are classified as the gas-liquid and liquid …

Investigation on flow patterns and pressure drops of highly viscous crude oil–water flows in a horizontal pipe

J Jing, J Sun, J Tan, M Huang, Q Liang… - Experimental Thermal and …, 2016 - Elsevier
Pressure drops were measured during the co-current flow of a highly viscous oil and water
in a horizontal stainless steel pipe with 40 m in total length and 25 mm inner diameter …

Horizontal oil–water two-phase flow measurement with information fusion of conductance ring sensor and cone meter

C Tan, H Wu, F Dong - Flow Measurement and Instrumentation, 2013 - Elsevier
Oil–water two-phase flow is a commonly seen flow phenomenon in petroleum and chemical
industries. Online measurement of oil–water two-phase flow is a difficult problem due to the …

Characterisation and classification of gas-liquid two-phase flow using conductivity probe and multiple optical sensors

S Chakraborty, PK Das - International Journal of Multiphase Flow, 2020 - Elsevier
Attempts have been made for identification and classification of regimes for upward air-water
two-phase flow fusing the response from multiple sensors. A needle type conductivity probe …

An algorithm for determining volume fractions in two-phase liquid flows by measuring sound speed

A Chaudhuri, CF Osterhoudt, DN Sinha - 2012 - asmedigitalcollection.asme.org
This paper presents a method of determining the volume fractions of two liquid components
in a two-phase flow by measuring the speed of sound through the composite fluid and the …

Heavy oil-water flow patterns in a small diameter vertical pipe under high temperature/pressure conditions

J Guo, Y Yang, S Zhang, D Zhang, C Cao, B Ren… - Journal of Petroleum …, 2018 - Elsevier
Experimental measurements were conducted to investigate the upward oil-water flow
patterns in a small diameter vertical pipe (0.01 m ID) under high temperatures up to 130° C …

Water holdup measurement in kerosene–water two-phase flows

SF Huang, XG Zhang, D Wang… - … Science and Technology, 2007 - iopscience.iop.org
This paper proposes an intrusive method for measurement of water holdup based on water
layer thickness in horizontal pipes. Water layer thickness is measured by a capacitance …

Resolving Multiphase Fractions in Horizontal Wells Using Speed of Sound Measured with Distributed Acoustic Sensors and a PVT Database

P Moradi, B Seabrook, N Adair, R Garza - SPE/AAPG/SEG …, 2024 - onepetro.org
Abstract A Distributed Acoustic Sensor array has the ability to measure the Speed of Sound
(SoS) in a variety of flowing mixtures, from noisy gas-liquid flows to low-velocity, quiet liquid …

Determination of the metastable zone width by a simple optical probe

KK Chaitanya, D Sarkar - Chemical Engineering & Technology, 2014 - Wiley Online Library
The metastable zone width (MSZW) defines an operating boundary for a crystallization
process; thus, it is important to determine the MSZW for a given crystallization process. The …

Oil-Water flow patterns, holdups and frictional pressure gradients in a vertical pipe under high temperature/pressure conditions

Y Yang, J Guo, B Ren, S Zhang, R Xiong… - … Thermal and Fluid …, 2019 - Elsevier
We conducted experimental measurements to examine the upward oil-water flow patterns in
a vertical pipe (0.02 m ID) under high temperatures up to 130° C and high pressures up to …