CFD simulations of gas-liquid-liquid three-phase co-current flow in horizontal pipe by tracking volume fractions using VOF model

Yaqub, M.W. and Pendyala, R. (2018) CFD simulations of gas-liquid-liquid three-phase co-current flow in horizontal pipe by tracking volume fractions using VOF model. In: UNSPECIFIED.

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Abstract

The gas-liquid-liquid three-phase co-current flow is frequently observed in upstream petroleum pipelines. The identification of three-phase flow patterns is important to characterize three-phase flow dynamics. The three-phase flow patterns change with the pipe diameter, superficial velocities and physical properties of the fluids. Computational fluid dynamics (CFD) analysis of three-phase flow through 0.1524 m diameter and 3.5 m long horizontal pipe has been conducted. The superficial velocity ranges of gas-oil-water were 0.5-4, 0.08-0.32 and 0.08-0.32 m/s respectively. The volume of fluid (VOF) model was used to simulate the three-phase interfacial structures. According to the results, the three-phase flow patterns have been successfully simulated. Three-phase flow regime map has been constructed to analyze the flow pattern transition with the superficial velocities. The three-phase flow pressure drop increased with the superficial velocities of oil and water. However, the drop in pressure first increased and then decreased with the increase in superficial velocity of the gas. © Published under licence by IOP Publishing Ltd.

Item Type: Conference or Workshop Item (UNSPECIFIED)
Additional Information: cited By 8; Conference of 5th International Conference on Process Engineering and Advanced Materials, ICPEAM 2018 ; Conference Date: 13 August 2018 Through 14 August 2018; Conference Code:143521
Uncontrolled Keywords: Drops; Flow patterns; Liquids; Process engineering; Two phase flow; Velocity, CFD simulations; Computational fluid dynamics analysis; Flow pattern transition; Horizontal pipes; Interfacial structures; Superficial velocity; Three-phase flow; Volume of fluid model, Computational fluid dynamics
Depositing User: Mr Ahmad Suhairi UTP
Date Deposited: 09 Nov 2023 16:36
Last Modified: 09 Nov 2023 16:36
URI: https://khub.utp.edu.my/scholars/id/eprint/9469

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