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 …

Capacitive sensors for multiphase flow measurement: A review

A do Nascimento Wrasse, EN dos Santos… - IEEE Sensors …, 2022 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Capacitive sensors are found in numerous applications, and they are capable of sensing
several parameters. Multiphase flows occur in many industrial processes that require proper …

Analytical and experimental investigation of flexural waves in horizontal pipes conveying two-phase periodic intermittent flow

P Matos, DA das Neves, SC Vieira, CV Der Geest… - Applied Acoustics, 2022 - Elsevier
Two-phase flow in pipes can generate different geometric distribution of phases depending
on the flow conditions, called flow patterns. The identification of such flow patterns is …

Critical review of vertical gas-liquid slug flow: An insight to better understand flow hydrodynamics' effect on heat and mass transfer characteristics

SG Holagh, WH Ahmed - International Journal of Heat and Mass Transfer, 2024 - Elsevier
Slug flow is a dynamically complex two-phase flow pattern. A wide variety of industrial gas-
liquid systems operate under slug flow conditions for not only flow transportation purposes …

A two-state Markov chain model for slug flow in horizontal ducts

SC Vieira, AT Fabro, RLP Rodrigues… - Flow Measurement and …, 2023 - Elsevier
Intermittent flows are common flow patterns in gas–liquid horizontal flow and attract attention
and great research effort due to its importance for industrial and engineering applications …

Analogy between vertical upward cap bubble and horizontal plug flow

A Arabi, F Saidj, A Al-Sarkhi, A Azzi - SPE Journal, 2022 - onepetro.org
The intermittent gas-liquid flow can be seen in both vertical upward and horizontal pipes. In
a vertical pipe, the gas pockets of intermittent flow can be present as cap bubbles (cap …

[HTML][HTML] A Review of the Measurement of the Multiphase Slug Frequency

RL Höhn, A Arabi, Y Stiriba, J Pallares - Processes, 2024 - mdpi.com
The slug frequency (SF), which refers to the number of liquid slugs passing through a pipe
during a specific time, is an important parameter for characterizing the multiphase …

[HTML][HTML] Severe slugging flow identification from topological indicators

S Casolo - Digital Chemical Engineering, 2022 - Elsevier
In this work, topological data analysis is used to identify the onset of severe slug flow in
offshore petroleum production systems. Severe slugging is a multiphase flow regime known …

Taylor bubble velocity in transition from pipe to annulus geometry

VK Scariot, E Pereyra, C Sarica - International Journal of Multiphase Flow, 2023 - Elsevier
The present study focuses on characterizing and modeling the Taylor bubble front and tail
velocities in a pipe-to-annulus transition geometry. Air-water bubble release experiments in …

[HTML][HTML] Sensitivity analysis of threshold parameters in slug detection algorithms

F Webner, J Polansky, S Knotek, S Schmelter - International Journal of …, 2023 - Elsevier
Slug flow is a common flow pattern in pipelines that is often accompanied by undesirable
effects like vibrations, pressure loss, and corrosion. Since these effects correlate with slug …