The vibration response of a free-hanging flexible riser induced by internal gas-liquid slug flow was studied experimentally in a small-diameter tube model based on Froude number criterion. The flow regime in a curved ...The vibration response of a free-hanging flexible riser induced by internal gas-liquid slug flow was studied experimentally in a small-diameter tube model based on Froude number criterion. The flow regime in a curved riser model and the response displacements of the riser were simultaneously recorded by high speed cameras. The gas superficial velocity ranges from 0.1 m/s to 0.6 m/s while the liquid superficial velocity from 0.06 m/s to 0.3 m/s.Severe slugging type 3, unstable oscillation flow and relatively stable slug flow were observed in the considered flow rates. Severe slugging type 3 characterized by premature gas penetration occurs at relatively low flow rates. Both the cycle time and slug length become shorter as the gas flow rate increases. The pressure at the riser base undergoes a longer period and larger amplitude of fluctuation as compared with the other two flow regimes. Additionally, severe slugging leads to the most vigorous in-plane vibration. However, the responses in the vertical and horizontal directions are not synchronized. The vertical vibration is dominated by the second mode while the horizontal vibration is dominated by the first mode. Similar to the vortex-induced vibration, three branches are identified as initial branch, build-up branch and descending branch for the response versus the mixture velocity of gas-liquid flow.展开更多
Zero net-liquid flow (ZNLF) is a special case of upward gas-liquid two-phase flow. It is a phenomenon observed as a gas-liquid mixture flows in a conduit but the net liquid flow rate is zero. Investigation on the liqu...Zero net-liquid flow (ZNLF) is a special case of upward gas-liquid two-phase flow. It is a phenomenon observed as a gas-liquid mixture flows in a conduit but the net liquid flow rate is zero. Investigation on the liquid holdup of ZNLF is conducted in a vertical ten-meter tube with diameter of 76 mm, both for Newtonian and nonNewtonian fluids. The gas phase is air. The Newtonian fluid is water and the non-Newtonian fluids are water-based guar gel solutions. The correlations developed for predicting liquid holdup on the basis of Lockhart-Martinelli parameter are not suitable to ZNLF. A constitutive correlation for the liquid holdup of vertical ZNLF was put forward by using the mass balance. It is found that the liquid holdup in ZNLF is dependent on both the gas flow rate and the flow distribution coefficient.展开更多
An experimental investigation on the behavior and characteristics of interfacial waves in downward inclined rectangular channel was conducted. The interfacial waves were traced and measured by us-ing conductance techn...An experimental investigation on the behavior and characteristics of interfacial waves in downward inclined rectangular channel was conducted. The interfacial waves were traced and measured by us-ing conductance technique. The wav patterns were distinguished and defined. The characteristics of the interfacial waves, such as time-averaged film thickness, wave height, wave propagation speed,wavlength and wave frequency, were systematically examined in terms of gas and liquid superficial volumetric fiuxes. The effect of the inclination and flow channel geometry of the test section on the interfacial wav was also investigated.展开更多
The slug length and the trailing Taylor bubble velocity in an upward vertical slug flow were measured by using the optical probes and the EKTAPRO 1000 high speed motion analyzer. The correlation between the trailing b...The slug length and the trailing Taylor bubble velocity in an upward vertical slug flow were measured by using the optical probes and the EKTAPRO 1000 high speed motion analyzer. The correlation between the trailing bubble velocity and the length of liquid slug ahead of that bubble is derived from the experimental data. Based on this correlation as well as the bubble overtaking mechanism, a model for the slug length distribution at any designated locations along the pipe is proposed. The predicted results are in agreement with the experimental data.展开更多
基金financially supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China(Grant No.11502220)the Youth Science&Technology Foundation of Sichuan Province(Grant No.2017JQ0055)the Youth Scientific and Technological Innovation Team of the Safety of Deep-Water Pipe Strings of Southwest Petroleum University(Grant No.2017CXTD06)
文摘The vibration response of a free-hanging flexible riser induced by internal gas-liquid slug flow was studied experimentally in a small-diameter tube model based on Froude number criterion. The flow regime in a curved riser model and the response displacements of the riser were simultaneously recorded by high speed cameras. The gas superficial velocity ranges from 0.1 m/s to 0.6 m/s while the liquid superficial velocity from 0.06 m/s to 0.3 m/s.Severe slugging type 3, unstable oscillation flow and relatively stable slug flow were observed in the considered flow rates. Severe slugging type 3 characterized by premature gas penetration occurs at relatively low flow rates. Both the cycle time and slug length become shorter as the gas flow rate increases. The pressure at the riser base undergoes a longer period and larger amplitude of fluctuation as compared with the other two flow regimes. Additionally, severe slugging leads to the most vigorous in-plane vibration. However, the responses in the vertical and horizontal directions are not synchronized. The vertical vibration is dominated by the second mode while the horizontal vibration is dominated by the first mode. Similar to the vortex-induced vibration, three branches are identified as initial branch, build-up branch and descending branch for the response versus the mixture velocity of gas-liquid flow.
文摘Zero net-liquid flow (ZNLF) is a special case of upward gas-liquid two-phase flow. It is a phenomenon observed as a gas-liquid mixture flows in a conduit but the net liquid flow rate is zero. Investigation on the liquid holdup of ZNLF is conducted in a vertical ten-meter tube with diameter of 76 mm, both for Newtonian and nonNewtonian fluids. The gas phase is air. The Newtonian fluid is water and the non-Newtonian fluids are water-based guar gel solutions. The correlations developed for predicting liquid holdup on the basis of Lockhart-Martinelli parameter are not suitable to ZNLF. A constitutive correlation for the liquid holdup of vertical ZNLF was put forward by using the mass balance. It is found that the liquid holdup in ZNLF is dependent on both the gas flow rate and the flow distribution coefficient.
文摘An experimental investigation on the behavior and characteristics of interfacial waves in downward inclined rectangular channel was conducted. The interfacial waves were traced and measured by us-ing conductance technique. The wav patterns were distinguished and defined. The characteristics of the interfacial waves, such as time-averaged film thickness, wave height, wave propagation speed,wavlength and wave frequency, were systematically examined in terms of gas and liquid superficial volumetric fiuxes. The effect of the inclination and flow channel geometry of the test section on the interfacial wav was also investigated.
基金supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (Grant No. 50876003)the Science and Technology Development Project of Beijing Education Committee (Grant No. KZ200710005001)the Funding Project for Academic Human Resources Development in Institutions of Higher Learning Under the Jurisdiction of Beijing Municipality (Grant No. PHR200906104)
文摘The slug length and the trailing Taylor bubble velocity in an upward vertical slug flow were measured by using the optical probes and the EKTAPRO 1000 high speed motion analyzer. The correlation between the trailing bubble velocity and the length of liquid slug ahead of that bubble is derived from the experimental data. Based on this correlation as well as the bubble overtaking mechanism, a model for the slug length distribution at any designated locations along the pipe is proposed. The predicted results are in agreement with the experimental data.
文摘目前大部分气井由于生产动力降低而成为低产气井。为了探究低产积液气井的井下流动状况,文中以气液两相瞬态流动为研究对象,基于某低产气井现场实验数据,利用Fluent模拟软件建立了管径为0.124 m,管长为10 m的二维垂直井模型,并采用VOF(Volume of Fluid)多相流模型追踪气液两相流动界面,对低产积液气井中气液两相流动参数的变化特征进行了数值模拟研究。实验通过设置不同积液高度、不同大小流速,动态模拟了低产气井的流动特征,得到了各相流型和持气率的分布情况,并进一步分析了持气率对流型的影响,建立了持气率与气相表观速度的数学模型。
