Liquid–Liquid horizontal pipe flow–A review

SA Ahmed, B John - Journal of Petroleum Science and Engineering, 2018 - Elsevier
This paper presents a comprehensive review of investigations on liquid-liquid flow through
horizontal pipes. Characteristics like flow pattern, pattern transition including phase …

[HTML][HTML] An experimental study on the mobility of droplets in liquid-liquid Taylor flows within circular capillaries

SSS Zadeh, V Egan, P Walsh - International Journal of Multiphase Flow, 2022 - Elsevier
Further development of microfluidics devices that reply on liquid-liquid droplet flows,
requires a thorough understanding of the parameters influencing droplet velocity. This study …

Pressure gradient correlations analysis for liquid-liquid flow in horizontal pipes

L Prieto, F Muñoz, E Pereyra, N Ratkovich - Journal of Petroleum Science …, 2018 - Elsevier
Oil-water flow commonly occurs in the production system. All models and correlations for
pressure gradient presented in the literature have been developed and validated for a …

Experimental study of the factors affecting the flow pattern transition in horizontal oil–water flow

J Tan, J Jing, H Hu, X You - Experimental Thermal and Fluid Science, 2018 - Elsevier
Flow patterns are important for pressure gradient calculation and corrosion protection. In this
study, the characteristics of oil–water flow were investigated in a horizontal acrylic pipe with …

Energy savings on heavy oil transportation through core annular flow pattern: An experimental approach

NMDA Coelho, MES Taqueda, NMO Souza… - International Journal of …, 2020 - Elsevier
The shortage of new light oil reservoirs increases the need to explore heavy oil reserves and
to deal with viscosity issues on their transportation through pipelines. An attractive …

[HTML][HTML] A Thermal Hydrodynamic Model for Emulsified Oil-Lubricated Tilting-Pad Thrust Bearings

W Ouyang, Z Yan, X Zhou, B Luo, B Wang, J Huang - Lubricants, 2023 - mdpi.com
On maritime vessels, external factors such as explosions, collisions, and grounding can
cause the emulsification of lubricating oil by seawater pollution, which can affect the …

Study of the Rheological Properties and Flow Process of High-Viscosity Oil Using Depressant Additives

A Nikolaev, K Plotnikova - Energies, 2023 - mdpi.com
This article analyzes the dependence of the choice of the method of transportation of high-
viscosity oil on the rheological characteristics of the oil in question. An analysis of existing …

Numerical simulation of oil-water non-Newtonian two-phase stratified wavy pipe flow coupled with heat transfer

Y Li, G He, L Sun, D Ding, Y Liang - Applied Thermal Engineering, 2018 - Elsevier
Oil-water two phase stratified wavy pipe flow widely exits in the petroleum and chemical
industries. When the temperature of the oil is below abnormal point, the oil phase acts as …

Dimensionless oil-water stratified to non-stratified flow pattern transition

A Al-Sarkhi, E Pereyra, I Mantilla, C Avila - Journal of Petroleum Science …, 2017 - Elsevier
In this paper a unified approach for the transition criterion from stratified to non-stratified oil-
water flow is explained. The inviscid Kelvin-Helmholtz stability (IKH) analysis for gas-liquid …

Investigation of the flow pattern transition behaviors of viscous oil–water flow in horizontal pipes

H Hu, J Jing, S Vahaji, J Tan, J Tu - Industrial & Engineering …, 2020 - ACS Publications
In the petroleum industry, oil–water flow appears in pipelines when connate water or
injected water is present in the reservoir. As the characteristics of flow patterns differ …