Disturbance wave development in two-phase gas–liquid upwards vertical annular flow

Y Zhao, CN Markides, OK Matar, GF Hewitt - International Journal of …, 2013 - Elsevier
Disturbance waves are of central importance in annular flows. Such waves are
characterised by their large amplitudes relative to the mean film thickness, their high …

The effects of drillstring-eccentricity,-rotation, and-buckling configurations on annular frictional pressure losses while circulating yield-power-law fluids

O Erge, EM Ozbayoglu, SZ Miska, M Yu… - SPE Drilling & …, 2015 - onepetro.org
An experimental study followed by comprehensive flow modeling is presented. The
experiments were conducted on a horizontal annulus with drillstring under compression …

Joint experimental and numerical study of the influence of flame holder temperature on the stabilization of a laminar methane flame on a cylinder

M Miguel-Brebion, D Mejia, P Xavier, F Duchaine… - Combustion and …, 2016 - Elsevier
The mechanisms controlling laminar flame anchoring on a cylindrical bluff-body are
investigated using DNS and experiments. Two configurations are examined: water-cooled …

A theoretical analysis about the effect of aspect ratio on single-phase laminar flow in rectangular ducts

D **ng, C Yan, C Wang, L Sun - Progress in nuclear energy, 2013 - Elsevier
Effects of the aspect ratio on single-phase laminar flow resistance in rectangular duct are
theoretically studied by way of analyzing the wall shear stress. And the transition Reynolds …

Advances in Falling-Cylinder Viscometry: A Comprehensive Review

JL Daridon, JP Bazile, G Galliero - International Journal of Thermophysics, 2024 - Springer
This paper focuses on falling-cylinder viscometry, a commonly used method for measuring
viscosity due to its simplicity and versatility. The review explores the development of falling …

Interfacial structure of upward gas–liquid annular flow in inclined pipes

A Fershtman, L Robers, HM Prasser, D Barnea… - International Journal of …, 2020 - Elsevier
Temporal and spatial-resolved data on the interfacial structure in upward vertical and
inclined two-phase annular flows were accumulated using a novel non-intrusive multilayer …

Flow instability in weakly eccentric annuli

HV Moradi, S Tavoularis - Physics of Fluids, 2019 - pubs.aip.org
A temporal linear stability analysis of laminar flow in weakly eccentric annular channels has
been performed. It has been shown that, even for eccentricities ε and Reynolds numbers that …

Two-phase gas-liquid flow in concentric and fully eccentric annuli. Part I: Flow patterns, holdup, slip ratio and pressure gradient

R Ibarra, J Nossen, M Tutkun - Chemical Engineering Science, 2019 - Elsevier
Horizontal and upward low-inclination gas-water and gas-oil flows are investigated using an
annulus pipe configuration in a high-pressure system (∼ 400 kPa). The annulus test section …

Laminar to turbulent transition of yield power law fluids in annuli

O Erge, EM Ozbayoglu, SZ Miska, M Yu… - Journal of Petroleum …, 2015 - Elsevier
An analysis of laminar to turbulent transition of yield power law (YPL) fluids in concentric and
eccentric annuli is presented. Both theoretical and experimental approaches are followed to …

Flows in annuli with longitudinal grooves

HV Moradi, JM Floryan - Journal of Fluid Mechanics, 2013 - cambridge.org
Analysis of pressure losses in laminar flows through annuli fitted with longitudinal grooves
has been carried out. The additional pressure gradient required in order to maintain the …