Associating void fraction signals with bubble clusters features in co-current, upward gas-liquid flow of a non-Newtonian liquid

2020 ◽  
Vol 131 ◽  
pp. 103297
Author(s):  
Petros K. Gkotsis ◽  
Sotiris P. Evgenidis ◽  
Thodoris D. Karapantsios
Keyword(s):  
Void Fraction ◽  
Liquid Flow ◽  
Newtonian Liquid ◽  
Gas Liquid Flow

scholarly journals Void fraction development in gas-liquid flow after a U-bend in a vertically upwards serpentine-configuration large-diameter pipe

2017 ◽  
Vol 54 (1) ◽  
pp. 209-226 ◽  
Author(s):  
Almabrok A. Almabrok ◽  
Aliyu M. Aliyu ◽  
Yahaya D. Baba ◽  
Liyun Lao ◽  
Hoi Yeung
Keyword(s):  
Void Fraction ◽  
Liquid Flow ◽  
Large Diameter ◽  
Large Diameter Pipe ◽  
Diameter Pipe ◽  
Gas Liquid Flow

Numerical Simulation of the Gas-Liquid Flow in a Rotary Gas Separator

1998 ◽  
Vol 120 (1) ◽  
pp. 41-48 ◽  
Author(s):  
G. Lackner ◽  
F. J. S. Alhanati ◽  
S. A. Shirazi ◽  
D. R. Doty ◽  
Z. Schmidt
Keyword(s):  
Void Fraction ◽  
Liquid Flow ◽  
Two Phase Flow ◽  
Numerical Procedure ◽  
Phase Flow ◽  
Two Phase ◽  
Free Gas ◽  
Gas Separator ◽  
Gas Liquid Flow ◽  
Gas Void Fraction

The presence of free gas at the pump intake adversely affects the performance of an electrical submersible pump (ESP) system, often resulting in low efficiency and causing operational problems. One method of reducing the amount of free gas that the pump has to process is to install a rotary gas separator. The gas-liquid flow associated with the down hole installation of a rotary separator has been investigated to address its overall phase segregation performance. A mathematical model was developed to investigate factors contributing to gas-liquid separation and to determine the efficiency of the separator. The drift-flux approach was used to formulate this complex two-phase flow problem. The turbulent diffusivity was modeled by a two-layer mixing-length model and the relative velocity between phases was formulated based on published correlations for flows with similar characteristics. The well-known numerical procedure of Patankar-Spalding for single-phase flow computations was extended to this two-phase flow situation. Special discretization techniques were developed to obtain consistent results. Special under relaxation procedures were also developed to keep the gas void fraction in the interval [0, 1]. Predicted mixture velocity vectors and gas void fraction distribution for the two-phase flow inside the centrifuge are presented. The model’s predictions are compared to data gathered on a field scale experimental facility to support its invaluable capabilities as a design tool for ESP installations.

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