A new pressure gradient correlation for oil-water dispersed flow in horizontal pipes

This study presents a new pressure gradient correlation for oil-water dispersed flow in horizontal pipes. The new modelwas derived from 225 experimental pressure gradient data points for variety range of Reynolds number (Rem =2300-1×105) and mixture velocities (Um=0.5-4 m/s). The accuracy of this new model has been evaluated against thehomogeneous model. The comparison indicates that the new proposed correlation predicts the pressure gradient withhigher accuracy than the homogeneous model.

Keywords:

Oil-water flow , Dispersed flow , Pressure gradient correlation , Homogeneous model