foam flow meeting, jul.9th, 2013 1 foam flow instability analysis shu luo the university of tulsa
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Foam Flow Meeting, Jul.9th, 2013 1
Foam Flow Instability Analysis
Shu Luo
The University of Tulsa
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Outline
• Introduction• Liquid Holdup in Foam• Foam Flow Stability• Foam Flow Pressure Drop• Summary
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Introduction
• Liquid holdup in foam flow is much lower than air-water flow
• Liquid holdup in foam flow is a function of liquid and gas velocities, as well as surfactant concentration
• At high concentration, liquid holdup almost remains constant at different gas velocities
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Foam Flow Liquid Holdup 2 inch, vsl=0.01 m/s
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Foam Flow Liquid Holdup
• Predicting liquid holdup in large facility based on lab data from small facility
• Half life analysis reveals the effectiveness of surfactant at different concentrations
• Drainage velocity can be calculated from half life data, which relates to the slippage between gas and liquid
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Half Time Analysis Small Scale
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Drainage Velocity Calculation
• Using half time analysis data (thalf) from small scale facility to calculate drainage velocity:
• Then, comparing drainage velocity with liquid holdup in foam flow
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Drainage Velocity vs. Liquid Holdup
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Liquid Holdup Correlation
• Liquid holdup in foam is proportional to drainage velocity and liquid velocity, and inversely proportional to gas velocity
• This correlation Implicitly includes the effect of surfactant concentration through drainage velocity
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Liquid Holdup 800 ppm, 2 inch, vsl=0.01 m/s
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Liquid Holdup 1600 ppm, 2 inch, vsl=0.01 m/s
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Liquid Holdup 3000 ppm, 2 inch, vsl=0.01 m/s
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Liquid Holdup 800 ppm, 2 inch, vsl=0.03 m/s
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Liquid Holdup 1600 ppm, 2 inch, vsl=0.03 m/s
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Liquid Holdup 800 ppm, 4 inch, vsl=0.01 m/s
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Liquid Holdup 1600 ppm, 4 inch, vsl=0.01 m/s
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Liquid Holdup 3000 ppm, 4 inch, vsl=0.01 m/s
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Liquid Holdup 800 ppm, 4 inch, vsl=0.03 m/s
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Liquid Holdup 1600 ppm, 4 inch, vsl=0.03 m/s
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Experiment vs. Calculation
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Liquid Loading for Foam
• Conventional definition is difficult to apply for foam flow
• Definition based on negative frictional pressure gradient (liquid film reversal) can be applied
• We applied this definition to predict the stability of foam flow
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Traditional Definition (dp/dz)2 inch, 0.01 m/s
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Traditional Definition (dp/dz)4 inch, 0.01 m/s
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dP/dz)G vs. dP/dz)F
400 ppm, 2 inch, vsl=0.01 m/s
6 m/s
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dP/dz)G vs. dP/dz)F
800 ppm, 2 inch, vsl=0.01 m/s
4.3 m/s
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dP/dz)G vs. dP/dz)F
1200 ppm, 2 inch, vsl=0.01 m/s
3.2 m/s
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dP/dz)G vs. dP/dz)F
1600 ppm, 2 inch, vsl=0.01 m/s
1.4 m/s
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dP/dz)G vs. dP/dz)F
3000 ppm, 2 inch, vsl=0.01 m/s
2.4 m/s
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dP/dz)G vs. dP/dz)F
400 ppm, 4 inch, vsl=0.01 m/s
15 m/s
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dP/dz)G vs. dP/dz)F
800 ppm, 4 inch, vsl=0.01 m/s
14 m/s
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dP/dz)G vs. dP/dz)F
1200 ppm, 4 inch, vsl=0.01 m/s
8 m/s
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dP/dz)G vs. dP/dz)F
1600 ppm, 4 inch, vsl=0.01 m/s
4 m/s
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dP/dz)G vs. dP/dz)F
3000 ppm, 4 inch, vsl=0.01 m/s
6 m/s
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Foam Flow Stability(Consistent with Small Scale)
1200 ppm
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Pressure Gradient Calculation
• We subtracted gravitational gradient from overall pressure gradient to calculate frictional gradient.
• We use the frictional pressure gradient to back calculate viscosity
• We plotted the apparent viscosity as a function of gas velocity
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Viscosity vs. Gas Velocity1200 ppm, 2 inch
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Observations
• Viscosity of foam is close to water at low gas velocities
• At very high gas velocities, the viscosity is closer to gas viscosity
• For a simple correlation, we propose
• We used this correlation to calculate the frictional pressure gradient
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Total dP/dz400 ppm, 2 inch, vsl=0.01 m/s
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Total dP/dz800 ppm, 2 inch, vsl=0.01 m/s
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Total dP/dz1200 ppm, 2 inch, vsl=0.01 m/s
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Total dP/dz1600 ppm, 2 inch, vsl=0.01 m/s
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Total dP/dz3000 ppm, 2 inch, vsl=0.01 m/s
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Total dP/dz400 ppm, 2 inch, vsl=0.03 m/s
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Total dP/dz800 ppm, 2 inch, vsl=0.03 m/s
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Total dP/dz1200 ppm, 2 inch, vsl=0.03 m/s
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Total dP/dz1600 ppm, 2 inch, vsl=0.03 m/s
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Summary
• A correlation of liquid holdup in foam flow is developed, which uses information from small facility.
• Foam flow Stability is determined based on film reversal phenomenon
• Critical velocity of foam flow decreases as surfactant concentration increases for both 2” and 4”
• A correlation of viscosity is proposed to calculate pressure gradient of foam flow.
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Thank You!
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