期刊名称：Lecture Notes in Engineering and Computer Science
印刷版ISSN：2078-0958
电子版ISSN：2078-0966
出版年度：2018
卷号：2237&2238
页码：488-491
出版社：Newswood and International Association of Engineers
摘要：Oil water two phase flows widely occur in chemical
an petrochemical industries. The production of oil is associated
with huge costs of transportation. Oil and water are produced
and transported together in pipelines that have various degrees
of inclination from the horizontal. The pressure drop of oilwater
flow in inclined pipes is still subject of research.
The present work has investigated the effect of inclination
on pressure drop of oil (D130)-water two-phase flow in an
inclinable 6 inch diameter stainless steel annulus pipe at
different flow conditions. The working fluids used for
experimental work are Exxsol mineral oil (D130) and potable
water. Two-phase large scale inclinable flow loop was used to
acquire data for different water cuts and fluid mixture flow
rates. The range of liquid flow rates were selected to match the
actual flow rates in real oil wells to reflect practical situations.
Experiments were carried out for 90° inclination angle (with
loop in vertical position). The oil-water flow rates were varied
from 2000 to 12000 barrels-per-day (BPD) in steps of 2000.
The water cuts (WC) were varied from 0-100% in steps of
20%. The effect of angle has found to be appreciable. For a
given flow rate 8000 BPD, WC = 40%, for increase in angle
from 0 to 90°, percentage increase in frictional pressure drop is
about 26%. The findings of the study will be helpful in
handling problems related to transportation of oil through
inclined pipelines.
