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COBEM 2019
25th International Congress of Mechanical Engineering
Modeling of drop sizes in three phase oil-water-gas pipe flow
Submission Author:
Johann Eduardo Castro Bolivar , SP , Brazil
Co-Authors:
Johann Eduardo Castro Bolivar
Presenter: Johann Eduardo Castro Bolivar
doi://10.26678/ABCM.COBEM2019.COB2019-1523
Abstract
Phase inversion refers to the process in liquid-liquid and liquid-liquid-gas flows where the dispersed phase becomes the continuous one. However, when gas is added to the liquid mixture, flow pattern has influence on the liquid-liquid behavior, drop sizes and phase inversion point. It is observed a presence of a peak in drop sizes due to the coalescence of dispersed phase drops during the inversion for each gas-liquid flow pattern. Drop sizes are modeling using basic concepts of turbulence and the estimations presented here are estimated in available data on three phase oil-water-gas pipe flow
Keywords
phase inversion, drop sizes, gas injection, Flow patterns
