Characterisation of the mean and time dependent properties of inclined oil-inwater pipe flows using 4-sensor probes

G. Lucas and Xin Zhao University of Huddersfield, UK

Local oil volume fraction and local oil vector velocity vs time From an array of seven 4-sensor probes
(sampling interval =0.05s) (Qw=16.4m3/hr; Qo = 6 m3/hr; inclination angle = 45)

Oil volume fraction given by colour scale, 2-D velocity vector is given by black arrow
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Characterisation of time dependent flows by investigating standard deviation of flow phenomena over different time windows

Time window Tk given by

Tk 0.05 2 seconds
k

Standard deviation of oil axial velocity (Vz) fluctuations versus k for top 6 probes (Qw=16.4, Qo=6, theta=45 degrees)
Experimental data
Standard deviation of Vz vs k (UoH) - 6 four-sensor probes

0.35 0.3 0.25

STD

p1 p2 p3 p4 p5 p6

0.2 0.15 0.1 0.05 0 0 1 2 3 4 5

k

10

Time window 0.05 seconds

Time window 0.8 seconds

Time window 25.6 seconds

Standard deviation of oil cross-pipe velocity (Vy) fluctuations versus k for top 6 probes (Qw=16.4, Qo=6, theta=45 degrees)
Experimental data
Standard deviation of Vy vs k (UoH) -- 6 four sensor probes 0.35 0.3 0.25 p1 p2 p3 p4 p5 p6 0 1 2 3 4 5 k 6 7 8 9 10

STD

0.2 0.15 0.1 0.05 0

Time window 0.05 seconds

Time window 0.8 seconds

Time window 25.6 seconds

Local oil volume fraction and oil velocity vector vs time from Nottingham model using a sampling interval of 0.05s (Qw=16.4m3/hr; Qo = 6 m3/hr; inclination angle = 45)
Data taken from numerical model at a distance of 0.9L from inlet where L is the modelled pipe length - and at positions corresponding to the seven four-sensor probes used in the equivalent experiment at the same flow conditions.

Oil volume fraction given by colour scale, 2-D velocity vector is given by black arrow
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Standard deviation of oil axial velocity (Vz) fluctuations versus k from Notttingham model (at positions corresponding to 7 probes used in experiments) Qw=16.4, Qo=6, inclination=45 degrees
Standard deviation of Vz vs k for Notts model

0.35 0.3 0.25 p1 p2 p3 p4 0.15 0.1 0.05 0 0 1 2 3 4 5 k 6 7 8 9 10 p5 p6 p7

Time window 0.05 seconds

STD

0.2

Time window 0.8 seconds

Time window 25.6 seconds

Standard deviation of oil cross-pipe velocity (Vy) fluctuations versus k from Notttingham model (at positions corresponding to 7 probes used in experiments) Qw=16.4, Qo=6, inclination=45 degrees
Standard deviation of Vy vs k for Notts model

0.35 0.3 0.25 p1 p2 p3 p4 p5 p6 p7 0 1 2 3 4 5 k 6 7 8 9 10

STD

0.2 0.15 0.1 0.05 0

Time window 0.05 seconds

Time window 0.8 seconds

Time window 25.6 seconds