Numerical study and sensitivity analysis of two-phase oil-water flow and heat transfer in different flowline orientations using OpenFOAM

Sunday, Nsidibe; Settar, Abdelhakim; Chetehouna, Khaled; Gascoin, Nicolas

doi:10.1016/j.csite.2022.102465

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“…The range of a solution length scale is often narrowed by LES, which operates on N-S equations. Sunday et al [38] performed a numerical analysis and sensitive study of oil-water two-phase flow in a pipeline of different orientations. Various flow parameters were used to analyze the flow pattern.…”

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Analysis of Core Annular Flow Behavior of Water-Lubricated Heavy Crude Oil Transport

Jadidi,

Moolya,

Satheesh

2023

Fluids

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A possible method for fluid transportation of heavy oil through horizontal pipes is core annular flow (CAF), which is water-lubricated. In this study, a large eddy simulation (LES) and a sub-grid-scale (SGS) model are used to examine CAF. The behavior of heavy oil flow through turbulent CAF in horizontal pipes is numerically investigated. The Smagorinsky model is utilized to capture small-scale unstable turbulent flows. The transient flow of oil and water is first separated under the behavior of the core fluid. Two different conditions of the horizontal pipes, one with sudden expansion and the other with sudden contraction, are considered in the geometry to investigate the effects of different velocities of oil and water on the velocity distribution, pressure drop, and volume fraction. The model was created to predict the losses that occur due to fouling and wall friction. According to the model, increasing water flow can reduce fouling. Additionally, the water phase had an impact on the CAF’s behavior and pressure drop. Also, the increased stability in the CAF reduces the pressure drop to a level that is comparable to water flow. This study demonstrated that a very viscous fluid may be conveyed efficiently utilizing the CAF method.

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Analysis of Core Annular Flow Behavior of Water-Lubricated Heavy Crude Oil Transport

Jadidi,

Moolya,

Satheesh

2023

Fluids

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“…1 are of enormous interest, particularly in the oil and gas industry, where the likelihood of crude oil transportation from the reservoir to the surface processing facility in a single‐line architecture results in a reasonable cost reduction 2, 17, 18. Pipeline design requires many instances of precise pressure drop estimation to guarantee that the hydrocarbon does not drift during transport from its working limits, thereby causing injury to personnel, equipment, or the plant 1, 2, 19. Thus, the sizing of multiphase lines needs distinct or extra measures than those applied to single‐phase lines 2, 20, 21.…”

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A Comparative Numerical Investigation of the Behavior of Two‐Phase Hydrocarbon Flow Phenomena in Horizontal Flowline with Different Turbulence Models Using OpenFOAM

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Two‐phase flow in pipes finds application in many industrial activities, mostly in the energy sector, necessitating model systems that correctly predict flow behaviors like flow pattern, pressure drop, and liquid holdup during the design and planning of a fluid transport system. This study aims to analyze three‐dimensional two‐phase liquid‐gas flows in a horizontal flowline. InterFoam, a transient two‐phase solver, was first modified to implement the low‐Reynolds number (LRN) k‐ε model in the OpenFOAM source code. This LRN k‐ε turbulence model is utilized to resolve the turbulence phenomena within the two‐phase mixtures. The two‐phase flow is calculated by using the developed solver based on the volume‐of‐fluid approach. Flow pattern results at different superficial gas and liquid velocities are validated by experimental data from the literature. Then, three Reynolds‐averaged Navier‐Stokes models were used for computations: LRN k‐ε, standard k‐ε, and the shear stress transport k‐ω model.

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A study of oil–water two-phase flow pattern recognition based on thermal sensors

Qin,

rong Dang,

Dang

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Numerical study and sensitivity analysis of two-phase oil-water flow and heat transfer in different flowline orientations using OpenFOAM

Cited by 4 publications

References 56 publications

Analysis of Core Annular Flow Behavior of Water-Lubricated Heavy Crude Oil Transport

Analysis of Core Annular Flow Behavior of Water-Lubricated Heavy Crude Oil Transport

A Comparative Numerical Investigation of the Behavior of Two‐Phase Hydrocarbon Flow Phenomena in Horizontal Flowline with Different Turbulence Models Using OpenFOAM

A study of oil–water two-phase flow pattern recognition based on thermal sensors

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