Slug Formation and Frequency of Slugging in Gas-Liquid Flows
Woods, Bennett David
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Description
Title
Slug Formation and Frequency of Slugging in Gas-Liquid Flows
Author(s)
Woods, Bennett David
Issue Date
1998
Doctoral Committee Chair(s)
Hanratty, Thomas J.
Department of Study
Chemical Engineering
Discipline
Chemical Engineering
Degree Granting Institution
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Degree Name
Ph.D.
Degree Level
Dissertation
Keyword(s)
Engineering, Petroleum
Language
eng
Abstract
When a slug forms, the liquid level in a large length of pipe drops as the slug propagates downstream. Thus two time scales enter the slug frequency analysis: one characterizing wave evolution and one involving liquid buildup. When the Froude number of the stratified flow in a horizontal pipe at the onset of slug flow is less than unity, the frequency is related to the motion of upstream propagating gravity waves associated with the formation of slugs. A stochastic model is used to describe the frequency for supercritical flow conditions for which slugs form from roll wave coalescence far from the inlet, and also for conditions for which slugs are forming very close to the inlet. For stratified downflows in inclined pipes, the flow is supercritical. However, the frequency of slugging is observed to be periodic and equal to the frequency of long wavelength waves that are predicted by linear stability.
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