Effects of Pressure and Inclination on Low Liquid Loading
Hendy Rodrigues, Research Assistant, Ph.D. Candidate
Low liquid loading is a common phenomenon in horizontal and slightly inclined gas pipelines. It affects pipeline and downstream facilities design and also operational procedures, making the investigation of this kind of flow very important. Several studies have been conducted in the past, but normally in small scale facilities with small diameters and low pressure. Recently, in an attempt to scale up the experiments, the new High Pressure-Large Diameter facility was built within TUFFP, with an ID of 6-in. and maximum operating pressure of 400 psia.
This project will be responsible for investigation of the pressure and diameter effects in slightly inclined low liquid loading conditions. Results will be compared to small scale data and used to evaluate existing models and correlations. If needed, new models will be developed based on new and existing data.