Effect of drag-reducing polymers on annular gas-liquid flow in a horizontal pipe

A. Al-Sarkhi; T. J. Hanratty

doi:10.1016/S0301-9322(00)00071-9

Effect of drag-reducing polymers on annular gas-liquid flow in a horizontal pipe

A. Al-Sarkhi, T. J. Hanratty

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Abstract

Measurements of drag-reduction are presented for air and water flowing in a horizontal 0.0953 m pipe. The fluids had an annular configuration. The injection of polymer solution produced drag-reductions of about 48% with concentrations of only 10-15 ppm in the liquid. The effectiveness of the drag-reducing polymer is sensitive to the method of injection and the concentration of the polymer solution that is injected.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	1151-1162
Number of pages	12
Journal	International Journal of Multiphase Flow
Volume	27
Issue number	7
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/S0301-9322(00)00071-9
State	Published - Jul 2001
Externally published	Yes

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Funding Information:
This work was supported by the Basic Energy Engineering Program of the Department of Energy under grant DOE DEF 86 ER 13556 and by the National Science Foundation under grant NSF CTS 98-06265.

Keywords

Annular flow
Drag-reducing agent
Horizontal gas-liquid flow

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Mechanical Engineering
General Physics and Astronomy
Fluid Flow and Transfer Processes

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