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 …

Slug frequency for a gas-liquid plug flow: Review and development of a new correlation

A Arabi, K Ragui, Y Salhi, A Filali - International Communications in Heat …, 2020 - Elsevier
Slug frequency is one of the most important parameters for designing industrial installations
where intermittent gas-liquid flows could be found. Thus, the literature is found full of various …

[HTML][HTML] Experimental investigation on the thermo-hydraulic performance of air–water two-phase flow inside a horizontal circumferentially corrugated tube

H Ayed, A Arsalanloo, S Khorasani… - Alexandria Engineering …, 2022 - Elsevier
In this study, flow visualization, pressure drop and thermal characteristics of the corrugated
tube with non-boiling air–water two-phase flow were experimentally studied. Glass tubes …

[HTML][HTML] Effect of solid particles on the slug frequency, bubble velocity and bubble length of intermittent gas–liquid two-phase flows in horizontal pipelines

P Sassi, G Fernandez, Y Stiriba, J Pallares - International Journal of …, 2022 - Elsevier
New experimental data are presented in this study for intermittent two and three-phase flows
through horizontal pipelines involving air, water and polypropylene pellets of sizes ranging …

Modulation of slug flow characteristics observed in three-phase solid-liquid-gas flow measurements

S Cavalli, RF Alves, CL Bassani, MAM Neto… - Chemical Engineering …, 2024 - Elsevier
The formation and agglomeration of gas hydrates represent a critical issue in flow
assurance. This research aims to evaluate the transport and impact of particles on the slug …

Empirical modelization of intermittent gas/liquid flow hydrodynamic parameters: the importance of distinguishing between plug and slug flows

A Arabi, A Azzi, R Kadi, A Al-Sarkhi… - SPE Production & …, 2021 - onepetro.org
Intermittent flow is one of the most complex flow regimes in horizontal pipes. Various studies
have classified this regime as two distinct subregimes: plug and slug flow. This classification …

Numerical analysis of particle injection effect on gas-liquid two-phase flow in horizontal pipelines using coupled MPPIC-VOF method

P Ranjbari, M Emamzadeh, A Mohseni - Advanced Powder Technology, 2023 - Elsevier
Pipeline transport of three-phase (gas, liquid, and solid particles) flows has become
increasingly prevalent in various industrial applications. Due to complicated fluid phase …

Effect of solid particles on the hydrodynamics of vertical upward gas-liquid two-phase flow: Pressure drop analysis

RL Höhn, A Arabi, SVV Ballesta, PJ Sassi… - … Research and Design, 2024 - Elsevier
Correct prediction of frictional pressure drop is crucial to designing and maintaining two-and
three-phase flow systems. This study investigated experimentally the total and frictional …

Pressure wave propagation characteristics and two-phase pressure drop in a long-distance pipeline–riser system

Y Cao, Q Xu, C Wang, H Yu, Y Li, B Huang, L Guo - Physics of Fluids, 2025 - pubs.aip.org
To ensure the flow safety of the offshore gathering pipeline system, it is critical to study the
large-scale pressure wave propagation behavior and predict the two-phase pressure drop in …

Self-cleansing velocity in upward three-phase steady pipe-flow

AMA Freire Diogo, PJ Maio Moura - Environmental Fluid Mechanics, 2023 - Springer
The solids transport and the conditions required to begin the transport of granular particles,
or to avoid their deposition, in three-phase turbulent flows of mixtures of gas–liquid–solids …