Experimental study of the hydrodynamic behaviour of slug flow in a horizontal pipe

Abdulkadir, M., Hernandez-Perez, V., Lowndes, I.S., Azzopardi, B.J. and Sam-Mbomah, E. (2016) Experimental study of the hydrodynamic behaviour of slug flow in a horizontal pipe. Chemical Engineering Science, 156 . pp. 147-161. ISSN 0009-2509

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Abstract

This paper investigates the unsteady hydrodynamic behaviour of slug flow occurring within an air–silicone oil mixture, within a horizontal 67 mm internal diameter pipe. A series of slug flow regime experiments were performed for a range of injected air superficial velocities (0.29–1.4 m s−1) and for liquid flows with superficial velocities of between 0.05–0.47 m s−1. A pair of Electrical Capacitance Tomography (ECT) probes was used to determine: the slug translational velocities of the elongated bubbles and liquid slugs, the slug frequencies, the lengths of elongated bubbles and the liquid slugs, the void fractions within the elongated bubbles and liquid slugs. The pressure drop experienced along the pipe was measured using a differential pressure transducer cell (DP cell). A comparative analysis of the current experimental data and that previously published experimental confirms good agreement.

Item Type: Article
RIS ID: https://nottingham-repository.worktribe.com/output/833207
Keywords: Air–silicone oil ; ECT ; Elongated bubble ; Liquid slug ; Frequency ; Void fraction
Schools/Departments: University of Nottingham, UK > Faculty of Engineering
Identification Number: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ces.2016.09.015
Depositing User: Eprints, Support
Date Deposited: 29 Nov 2017 13:58
Last Modified: 04 May 2020 18:25
URI: https://eprints.nottingham.ac.uk/id/eprint/48437

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