A Simplified Calibration of Liquid Hold-Up and Film Thickness in Annular Flow in Horizontal Pipe

Osokogwu Uche

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A Simplified Calibration of Liquid Hold-Up and Film Thickness in Annular Flow in Horizontal Pipe

Osokogwu Uche

Published in American Journal of Modern Energy (Volume 7, Issue 3)

Received: 25 February 2021 Accepted: 22 March 2021 Published: 23 August 2021

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Abstract

Annular flow is majorly encountered in petroleum industry, where gas and liquid are conveyed from gas wells or oil wells (dominated by gas) to the surface through the transport lines. A simplified annular flow bench calibration for liquid hold-up and film thickness in horizontal pipe was conducted using water/air in a 2-inch (50mm) Plexiglas pipe test tube with a length of 154mm. The calibration was achieved using five different acryl plastic rods inserts of 49mm, 48mm, 47mm, 46mm and 45mm with a length of 153mm respectively. The 2-inch (50mm) plexiglass test tube was installed with two pairs of conductivity ring sensors for liquid hold-up and the flush-mounted conductance probe sensor for liquid film thickness. The acts of measuring, recording and transmitting the data to a usable state were achieved using a digital data acquistion system (Labview). The conductivity ring sensors C1 and C2 results which were for the liquid hold-up in the calibration gave R-factors of 0.9962 and 0.9947 respectively, while the conductance probe sensor for the liquid film thickness presented an R-factor of 0.9949.

Published in	American Journal of Modern Energy (Volume 7, Issue 3)
DOI	10.11648/j.ajme.20210703.12
Page(s)	36-44
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Conductance, Sensors, Film Thickness, Acryl Rods, Annular Flow

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Osokogwu Uche. (2021). A Simplified Calibration of Liquid Hold-Up and Film Thickness in Annular Flow in Horizontal Pipe. American Journal of Modern Energy, 7(3), 36-44. https://doi.org/10.11648/j.ajme.20210703.12

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Osokogwu Uche. A Simplified Calibration of Liquid Hold-Up and Film Thickness in Annular Flow in Horizontal Pipe. Am. J. Mod. Energy 2021, 7(3), 36-44. doi: 10.11648/j.ajme.20210703.12

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Osokogwu Uche. A Simplified Calibration of Liquid Hold-Up and Film Thickness in Annular Flow in Horizontal Pipe. Am J Mod Energy. 2021;7(3):36-44. doi: 10.11648/j.ajme.20210703.12

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