Prediction of the interfacial disturbance wave velocity in vertical upward gas-liquid annular flow via ensemble learning

Energy ◽  
2021 ◽  
pp. 122990
Author(s):  
Chaofan Li ◽  
Yajing Song ◽  
Long Xu ◽  
Ning Zhao ◽  
Fan Wang ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Ensemble Learning ◽  
Wave Velocity ◽  
Annular Flow ◽  
Disturbance Wave

scholarly journals Studying Disturbance Wave Velocity and Wall Shear Stress of Vertical Upward Annular Flow in Narrow Rectangular Channel

2021 ◽  
Vol 2021 ◽  
pp. 1-12
Author(s):  
Antai Liu ◽  
Changqi Yan ◽  
Fuqiang Zhu ◽  
Haifeng Gu ◽  
Suijun Gong
Keyword(s):  
Experimental Data ◽  
Shear Stress ◽  
Wall Shear Stress ◽  
Wave Velocity ◽  
Annular Flow ◽  
Rectangular Channel ◽  
Disturbance Wave ◽  
New Correlation ◽  
Current Experimental Data ◽  
Wall Shear

As two important parameters, the velocity of disturbance wave and the wall shear stress in annular flow are very important to solve the closed equations of the mechanical model for annular flow. In this study, the disturbance wave velocity and wall shear stress of annular flow in a vertical narrow rectangular channel with a cross section of 70 mm × 2 mm were studied. According to the experimental results, it is found that the wave velocity and wall shear stress of disturbance wave increase with increasing gas phase velocity and liquid phase velocity. Also, existing correlations for predicting the velocity of disturbance wave were summarized and evaluated using the current experimental data. A new correlation for wall shear stress based on the disturbance wave velocity has been proposed. Compared with the existing correlation for predicting wall shear stress, this new correlation can well predict the current experimental data and MAPE is only 7.32%.

CFD Simulation of Two-Phase Vertical Annular Flow in Both Upward and Downward Direction in a Small Pipe

2019 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ekhwaiter Abobaker ◽  
Abadelhalim Elsanoose ◽  
John Shirokoff ◽  
Mohammad Azizur Rahman
Keyword(s):  
Film Thickness ◽  
Multiphase Flow ◽  
Pressure Gradient ◽  
Annular Flow ◽  
Cfd Simulation ◽  
Flow Direction ◽  
Flow Behavior ◽  
Two Phase ◽  
Downward Flow ◽  
Disturbance Wave

Abstract Computational fluid dynamics (CFD) simulation is presented to investigate the annular flow behavior in the vertical pipe by using ANSYS Fluent platform 17.2. The study was analyzed complex behavior of annular flow in two cases (upward and downward flow) for different air superficial velocities and range of Reynolds number for water, in order to obtain the effect of orientation flow and increasing superficial gas and liquid velocities on the base film, mean disturbance wave thickness, the average longitudinal size of disturbance wave as well as pressure gradient. For multiphase flow model, the volume of fluid method (VOF) for two-phase flow modelling was used and coupled with RNG k-ε turbulence model to predict fully annular flow structures in the upward and downward flow direction. From CFD simulation results, it is clear to see how increases in air velocity result in reductions in film thickness and increase in pressure gradient. Additionally, the results showed monotonic enhancement of film thickness occurring in tandem with increases in the liquid flow rate. However, due to the effect of gravitational force and interfacial friction, the film thickness and pressure gradient are slightly larger for the upward flow than for the downward flow. The results agree with the recent experimental data that studied the annular flow behavior and pressure drop in the upward and downward flow direction. This study will be very helpful in understanding multiphase flow behavior in natural gas wells.

Detailed Characterization of Two-Phase Annular Flow in a Horizontal Tube

Volume 3 ◽  
2004 ◽  
Author(s):  
DuWayne Schubring ◽  
Timothy A. Shedd
Keyword(s):  
Pressure Drop ◽  
Film Thickness ◽  
Wave Velocity ◽  
Liquid Flow ◽  
Annular Flow ◽  
Flow Regimes ◽  
Phase Flow ◽  
Two Phase ◽  
Flow Dependence ◽  
Annular Regime

In this study, non-intrusive pressure drop, liquid film thickness distribution and wave behavior measurements have been obtained for 140 and 220 two-phase flow conditions in horizontal 8.8 mm I.D and 15.1 mm I.D. tubes, respectively. Horizontal flow regimes ranging from stratified-wavy to annular were studied in long clear test sections. Pressure drop data appeared to show different trends for the wavy, wavy-annular and annular flow regimes, suggesting that a unique model may be required for each. In addition, wave frequency showed clearly different behavior for these regimes, with only minor liquid flow dependence in the wavy and wavy-annular flows and strong liquid flow dependence in annular flow. Interestingly, disturbance wave velocity could be correlated to within 10% by the gas friction velocity in the annular regime and within 20% in the wavy-annular regime, leading to a simple correlation between pressure drop and wave velocity. Base film thickness data (between waves) show that the film is relatively insensitive to gas flow at the side and top of the tube and that the film thickness around the tube becomes nearly independent of liquid flow rate at high gas flows. Empirical correlations of the various data sets are presented with the goal of aiding general horizontal two-phase flow modeling efforts.

Disturbance wave development in two-phase gas–liquid upwards vertical annular flow

2013 ◽  
Vol 55 ◽  
pp. 111-129 ◽  
Author(s):  
Yujie Zhao ◽  
Christos N. Markides ◽  
Omar K. Matar ◽  
Geoffrey F. Hewitt
Keyword(s):  
Annular Flow ◽  
Two Phase ◽  
Disturbance Wave ◽  
Wave Development
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