Air-water two-phase flow patterns in an S-shaped flexible riser were experimentally studied. The test loop consisted of a horizontal pipeline 114 m in length and 50 mm in i.d.
a -2° downward inclined pipe 16 m in length
and an S-shaped riser 15.3 m in vertical height and 24 m in length. The pressure at the bottom of the riser
the riser outlet liquid holdup H
L
and the probability density function(PDF)distribution were adopted in the identification of the flow patterns. The experimental results show that there were three types of flow patterns in the flexible riser
i.e.
typical severe slugging
transitional severe slugging
and stable flow. For the typical severe slugging
the square shape profile of H
L
exhibited a PDF distribution with two p
eaks at H
L
=0 and H
L
=1
respectively; the acicular shape profile of H
L
for transitional severe slugging also had a bimodal PDF distribution
but the peak at high H
L
was much lower than that at low H
L
; the PDF of H
L
for stable flow displayed a unimodal distribution with a single peak at H
L
=~0.27. In addition
the analysis shows that the PDF distributions for typical severe slugging and transitional severe slugging are similar to those for slug flow and churn flow in an upward vertical pipe
respectively
but the flow behavior is totally different from each other.
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