Dynamics of elongated bubbles in slightly inclined pipes with viscous fluids

A Boucher, J Karp, R Belt, A Liné - Journal of Fluid Mechanics, 2023 - cambridge.org
In this work, the relationship between the velocity of an elongated bubble and its shape is
investigated, in the case where the elongated bubble flows in a viscous liquid initially at rest …

Numerical study of elbow corrosion in the presence of sodium chloride, calcium chloride, naphthenic acids, and sulfur in crude oil

M Meriem-Benziane, B Bou-Said… - Journal of Petroleum …, 2021 - Elsevier
During the crude oil refining process, the piping system suffers a lot of corrosion damage at
the elbows due to complex chemical reactions. This work aimed to investigate the effects of …

Study of an ESP's performance handling liquid-liquid flow and unstable OW emulsions part II: Coupled CFD-PBM modelling

JP Valdés, M Asuaje, N Ratkovich - Journal of Petroleum Science and …, 2021 - Elsevier
The internal flow behavior of an ESP handling dispersed oil-water and emulsion flows
remains quite unexplored. Previous studies have focused either on the individual droplet …

CFD modelling of the hydrodynamics in a filtration unit with rotating membranes

A Pinilla, JC Berrio, E Guerrero, JP Valdés… - Journal of Water …, 2020 - Elsevier
Membrane BioReactor (MBR) is a commonly used technology in wastewater treatment;
however, fouling is the main drawback of MBR. Grundfos proposes a system that splits the …

Experimental and OLGA Modeling Investigation for Slugging in Underwater Compressed Gas Energy Storage Systems

C Liang, W Xiong, H Wang, Z Wang - Applied Sciences, 2023 - mdpi.com
Underwater compressed gas energy storage (UW-CGES) holds significant promise as a
nascent and viable energy storage solution for a diverse range of coastal and offshore …

Numerical study of statistically developed gas-liquid intermittent flows by the lens of three-dimensional simulations

PRB Rocha, AO Nieckele - Journal of Petroleum Science and Engineering, 2022 - Elsevier
Two-phase intermittent flows are characterized by an alternation between a region almost
fully occupied by liquid (a liquid plug) and another one composed by a gas bubble. This type …

Artificial Neural Network Approach to the Prediction of Drift Velocity of Elongated Bubble in Liquid in Pipe

SE Nathaniel, A Livinus - SPE Nigeria Annual International …, 2022 - onepetro.org
Accurate determination of drift velocity is required, as drift velocity is an important parameter
in multiphase flow modelling. There are existing correlations for determining this parameter …

Comparative Study of CFD and LedaFlow Models for Riser-Induced Slug Flow

RT Jørgensen, GR Tonnesen, M Mandø, S Pedersen - Energies, 2020 - mdpi.com
The goal of this study is to compare mainstream Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD) with
the widely used 1D transient model LedaFlow in their ability to predict riser induced slug …

[PDF][PDF] Closing Thoughts on the Proposition of Improving Drift Velocity Closure Relationship for Multiphase Flow Models

A Livinus - academia.edu
The accurate prediction of drift velocity is essential in the modelling of multiphase flow in
pipelines. Efforts on enhancing the applicability and predictive capabilities of drift velocity …

Numerical Simulation of Gas/Liquid Two-Phase Flow in a Large-Diameter Vertical Pipe

H Qin, X Liu, M Chen, M Qin, Z Wang - International Field Exploration and …, 2021 - Springer
Accurate knowledge of flow behaviors of gas/water two-phase flow in pipeline is crucial to
production optimization, production string selection, production logging interpretation, down …