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Slug Length Vol Calc Multiphase Pipeline
Slug Length Vol Calc Multiphase Pipeline
Notes:
1. Based on published work of T.J. Hill & D.G. Wood for prediction of slug frequency
2. English units used throughout the spreadsheet
3. Model assumes a horizontal pipeline and uses the Taitel-Dukler stratified flow model to
estimate the slip velocity and the equilibrium liquid holdup at the beginning of the pipeline
4. The Taitel-Dukler holdup is calculated from the Lockhart-Martinelli X factor
V
X sl
V
sg
0.9
0.4
0.1
Where:
X=
Vsl =
Vsg =
V sl
0.32 Ql
D2
where:
Ql =
D=
V sg
where:
Qg =
0.04 Q g
D2
l =
g =
l =
Liquid Viscosity, cP
g =
Gas Viscosity, cP
where:
Hle =
Ug
V sg
1 H le
and
Vsl
H le
Ul
where:
Ug =
Ul =
Slug Frequency
Slug frequency is given by the following equation:
Fs
where:
Fs =
32.88 H le U g U l
D 1 H le
To calculate the slug length, the slug fraction, which is defined as the slug length divided by the sum o
the slug and bubble lengths, must be known.
Liquid Holdup in Slug & Bubble
H ls
Vm
1
28.4
1.39
where:
Hls =
Vm =
Vm Vsg Vsl
H lb 0.2
where:
Hlb =
The liquid holdup in the bubble (Hlb) can be assumed to be ~0.2 for much of the slug flow
Slug Fraction
SF
H l H lb
H ls H lb
where:
SF =
Hl =
Hl
Ul
Vm
Ls
where:
Ls =
3600 SF Vm
Fs
Lmax 6 Ls
where:
Lmax =
Lmax Qdump
Vm
Qslug ( Lmax H ls A p )
where:
Qslug =
Ap =
Qdump =
Calculations
Inputs
Pipe Inside Diameter, D=
Ql =
9.5 inches
590 gpm
Qg =
12180 ACFH
l =
53.97 lb/ft3
g =
1.1 lb/ft3
l =
7.1 cP
g =
0.012 cP
Hlb =
Dump Valve vol flow factor =
0.2
1.33
Results
Vsl =
2.09 ft/s
Vsg =
X=
5.40 ft/s
3.83
Hle =
Ug =
16.87 ft/s
Ul =
3.08 ft/s
Fs =
Vm =
101 slugs/hr
7.49 ft/s
Hls =
0.864
Hl =
0.411
0.32
SF =
Ls =
Lmax =
Ap =
84.3 ft
506 ft
0.5 ft2
Qdump =
1.75 ft3/s
Qslug =
97.2 ft3/s
Prepared by:
Ankur Srivastava
Chemical Engineer
ankur_2061@hotmail.com
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