DOI: 10.1615/ICHMT.1997.IntSymLiqTwoPhaseFlowTranspPhen
ISBN Print: 1-56700-162-9
MEASUREMENT OF VELOCITY AND PHASE FRACTION IN DISPERSED TWO-PHASE FLOW
SINOPSIS
This paper presents experimental data for dispersed two-phase oil/water flow in a horizontal 2" pipe. The experiments covered water cuts from 0 to 22 % and velocities in the range 1.5- 3.0 m/s for a fluid system with matched refractive index. A two-component Laser Doppler Velocimetry (LDV) system is used to measure the local axial and radial mean velocities and velocity fluctuations. Local phase fractions are measured with a traversing Gamma Densitometer and give information about phase distribution and flow pattern. The velocity profiles of the two-phase flow are scaled with common turbulence parameters and compared to single-phase flow parameters displaying significant correspondence.