Two-Phase Flow Morphology and Phase Fractions in Larger Feed Line Sections

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Contributors

  • D. Alexander - , Helmholtz-Zentrum Dresden-Rossendorf (Author)
  • Markus Schubert - , Helmholtz-Zentrum Dresden-Rossendorf (Author)
  • Uwe Hampel - , Chair of Imaging Techniques in Energy and Process Engineering (with HZDR), Helmholtz-Zentrum Dresden-Rossendorf (Author)
  • Christian Mehringer - , RVT Process Equipment GmbH (Author)
  • Christian Geipel - , RVT Process Equipment GmbH (Author)
  • Eckhard Schleicher - , Helmholtz-Zentrum Dresden-Rossendorf (Author)

Abstract

The design of industrial feed line sections and the selection of appropriate inlet devices requires knowledge about the two-phase flow morphology and phase fractions in order to reduce costly overdesign. Since experimental data for two-phase pipe flows at industrial scale are hardly available, current prediction methods are subject to high unertainities. In this study, horizontal two-phase flow morphologies for different industrial feed line sections were studied using wire-mesh sensors at multiple locations along the pipe. The obtained phase fraction data are compared with correlations.

Details

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)1134-1141
Number of pages8
JournalChemie-Ingenieur-Technik
Volume93
Issue number7
Publication statusPublished - Jul 2021
Peer-reviewedYes

Keywords

Keywords

  • Feed section, Flow morphologies, Horizontal bends, Two-phase flows, Wire-mesh sensors