Gray correlation

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Brief

  • The boundary between the bubble and slug flow[1]

Math & Physics

Following the law of conservation of energy the basic steady state flow equation is:

 144 \frac{\Delta p}{\Delta h} = [\rho_g H_g + \rho_L (1-H_g)] + \rho_m \frac{f v_m^2 }{2 g_c D} + \rho_m \frac{\Delta{(\frac{v_m^2}{2g_c}})}{\Delta h}[1]

Colebrook–White [2] equation for the Darcy's friction factor:

 \frac{1}{\sqrt{f}}= -2 \log \left( \frac { \varepsilon} {3.7 D} + \frac {2.51} {\mathrm{Re} \sqrt{f}} \right)[3]

Reynolds two phase number:

 Re = 2.2 \times 10^{-2} \frac {q_L M}{D \mu_L^{H_L} \mu_g^{(1-H_L)}}

Discussion

Workflow

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Nomenclature

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 Gray, H. E. (1974). "Vertical Flow Correlation in Gas Wells". User manual for API 14B, Subsurface controlled safety valve sizing computer program. API. 
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