Study on the Flow Pattern of Gas-Liquid Two-Phase Flow in Horizontal and Hilly-Terrain Pipes

2nd Report, Flow Pattern in Horizontal-Upward Inclined Pipes

Abstract

The flow patterns of the air-water two-phase flow in horizontal-upward inclined pipes were studied experimentally in order to obtain basic information on the flow characteristics of gas-liquid two-phase flows in hilly-terrain pipelines. Flow regime maps in horizontal-upward inclined pipes were expressed by the combination of a basic flow pattern and some auxiliary flow patterns. In addition to the effect of inclination angle on the flow pattern, their mutual relation between one in horizontal and others in inclined part was described. Comparisons of the flow regime maps with those obtained in single horizontal or upward inclined pipes without bending part were carried out.