Phase Split of Oil-Water Two-Phase Flows at a T-Junction with a Vertically Downward Branch

Li Min Yang; Li Li Zhao; Yi Xin Leng

doi:10.4028/www.scientific.net/AMR.550-553.2977

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Phase Split of Oil-Water Two-Phase Flows at a T-Junction with a Vertically Downward Branch

Abstract:

A T-junction with a horizontal main pipe and a vertically downward branch was employed to investigate phase separation phenomenon of oil-water two-phase flows at two segregated flow patterns. Water and kerosene (density of 796 kg/m³) were chosen as the working fluids. The effects of inlet flow pattern, mixture velocity, and water cut on the phase separation were examined. The results show that the variation of the mixture velocity in the same inlet flow pattern has little influence on the phase split and the phase separation highly depends upon the inlet flow pattern. The lower the mixedness of the inlet flow, the higher the separation efficiency can be achieved. The higher the water cut, the lower the separation efficiency peak can reach.