Interfacial behaviour in stratified and stratifying annular flows
Reference Number
EP/E021468/1
Title
Interfacial behaviour in stratified and stratifying annular flows
Status
Completed
Energy Categories
Not Energy Related
Fossil Fuels: Oil Gas and Coal(Oil and Gas, Enhanced oil and gas production)
Fossil Fuels: Oil Gas and Coal(Oil and Gas, Enhanced oil and gas production)
Research Types
Basic and strategic applied research
Science and Technology Fields
ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY (Chemical Engineering)
ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY (Mechanical, Aeronautical and Manufacturing Engineering)
ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY (Mechanical, Aeronautical and Manufacturing Engineering)
UKERC Cross Cutting Characterisation
Not Cross-cutting
Principal Investigator
Dr PDM Spelt
Chemical Engineering
Imperial College London
Chemical Engineering
Imperial College London
Award Type
Standard
Funding Source
EPSRC
Start Date
19 April 2007
End Date
18 August 2010
Duration
40 months
Total Grant Value
£424,291
Industrial Sectors
Process engineering
Region
London
Programme
NC : Engineering
Other Investigator
Professor GF Hewitt, Chemical Engineering, Imperial College London
Dr R Issa, Department of Mechanical Engineering, Imperial College London
Professor C Lawrence, Institute for Energy Technology, Norway (IFE)
Dr OK Matar, Chemical Engineering, Imperial College London
Professor SM Richardson, Chemical Engineering, Imperial College London
Dr T Zaki, Department of Mechanical Engineering, Imperial College London
Dr R Issa, Department of Mechanical Engineering, Imperial College London
Professor C Lawrence, Institute for Energy Technology, Norway (IFE)
Dr OK Matar, Chemical Engineering, Imperial College London
Professor SM Richardson, Chemical Engineering, Imperial College London
Dr T Zaki, Department of Mechanical Engineering, Imperial College London
Industrial Collaborator
Project Contact, Consortium of Oil Companies
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Objectives
Abstract
This proposal addresses the subject of stratified flow and stratifying annular gas-liquid flows in horizontal and near-horizontal pipes. In stratified flow, the liquid phase flows in a smooth or wavy layer at the bottom of the pipe with the gas flowing above it. In stratifying annular flow there is a combination of a stratified layer at the bottom of the pipe coupled with a thin liquid film around the rest of the circumference. Such flows are immensely important in hydrocarbon recovery and inmany other applications (for instance in condensation in horizontal tubes). The overall aim of the proposed work is to develop fundamental insight into the physical processes that determine droplet entrainment in turbulent gas flow over a liquid layer in pipes and channels, through a coordinated programme of numerical simulation and supporting experiments, supplemented by an analytical effort and by assessing the ways in which the outcomes of the work may best be exploited in industrial calculation methodologies. The proposed work will be integrated with a large collaborative effort with industrial partners, on Transient Multiphase Flow and Flow Assurance (TMF4)
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29/05/07
