Plane flow model of non-Newtonian turbulent stratified flow in wells and pipes

Abstract

Economical and efficient long-distance oil and natural gas pipe transportation technologies are greatly demanded. Nowadays, oil and gas mixed transportation is gradually put into practice and researchers pay much attention on the theories of two-phase flow in pipe. Methods that can efficiently solve problems of this field are being put forward including hydraulic approach. A new approach, the Rotatable Coordinate Axis, is proposed in this paper. It is used to study the hydraulic characters of two-phase stratified flow in pipe. Based on the new method, the plane flow model for stratified turbulent flow in pipe is built. Then, we can obtain the analytic formulas of velocity, discharge etc. in wells and pipes by this model. To prove the theory of the plane flow model, experiments of aeration in stratified pipe is conducted with the aeration experiment device. The experiment data showed that aeration could effectively achieve the resistance reduction in pipeline, which can offer great theory support to the development of oil and natural gas mixed transportation technology.