Behavior of gas-liquid and liquid-liquid flow in wells, pipes and production systems- Flow regimes, pressure drop, liquid holdup, slugging and transport mechanisms are examined using conservation laws and mechanistic models- The course highlights petroleum production and flow assurance applications.
Bachelor Degree in Oil and Gas Engineering (144)
Hasan, R., & Kabir, S. (2018). Fluid flow and heat transfer in wellbores. SPE.
| content serial | Description |
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| 1 | Introduction to flow systems in the oil industry |
| 2 | Gas/liquid flow systems |
| 3 | Liquid/liquid flow systems |
| 4 | Liquid/solid particle flow systems |
| 5 | Horizontal multiphase flow systems |
| 6 | Vertical multiphase flow systems |
| 7 | 7th Week Exam |
| 8 | General conservation laws |
| 9 | Interfacial conditions and constitutive relations |
| 10 | Multiphase flows in pipes |
| 11 | Flow regime maps, concentration distributions |
| 12 | 12th Week Exam |
| 13 | Pressure drop, calculation methods |
| 14 | Stability problems |
| 15 | Applications of the multiphase flow in natural gas production |
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