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0.8
Riser top
0.6
0.4
0.2
0
50
100
150
200
Flow time t, s
250
300
4 inch riser
Riser DP = Pbase - Ptop
10.5 m
55 m pipeline
Riser base
350
Measurement plane
1m
D
L=10m
Liquid velocity
Inlet
Particle volume fraction
Middle
Outlet
Measurement plane
1m
D
L=10m
d=90 m, vf=0.19,
D=103mm, V=3 m/s
d=165 m, vf=0.189,
D=51.5mm, V=4.17 m/s
d=270 m, vf=0.2,
D=51.5mm V=5.4 m/s
d=165 m, vf=0.0918
D=51.5mm V=3.78 m/s
d=480 m, vf=0.203,
D=51.5mm V=3.41 m/s
d=165 m, vf=0.273,
D=495mm V=3.46 m/s
Density
Temperature
Viscosity
20 cP
120 cP
0.35
0.30
With cooling
0.25
0.20
0.15
0.10
Isothermal
0.05
0.00
Sec. Sec. Sec. Sec. Sec. Sec. Sec. Sec. Sec. Sec.
01
02
03
04
05
06
07
08
09
10
A-1 0.084 0.075 0.075 0.075 0.075 0.075 0.075 0.075 0.075 0.075
6
6
6
6
6
6
6
6
6
6
A-2 0.145 0.174 0.203 0.226 0.247 0.264 0.280 0.293 0.305 0.315
5
0
0
9
3
9
2
6
2
4
Oil
Water
Gas
Hydrate + water
Hydrate
3.
Oil
Water
Gas
Hydrate + water
Hydrate
Comparison
Coupling model
Experiment
0.5
0.5
3.6
44 to 54
40 to 60
54
60
Flow-Merging T-junctions
Planar
60
90
21
Jumpers
JumperRec
JumperBend
22
23
24
25
Separator
Modeling strategy:
Gas outlet
Vane packs
Downcomer
Inlet
Vortex breaker
Inlet Diffuser
Baffle plate
Oil outlet
Large bubbles
Medium bubbles
Small bubbles
Liquid
4-phase
model
27
3-phase separator
Oil
Gas
Water
Courtesy of
Rhine Ruhr /
LSIM Australia
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LIFEBOAT LAUNCHING
combined 6 DOF, overlapping mesh, VOF (compressible)
Conclusions