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Multiphase Flow Effects in a Horizontal Oil and Gas Separator

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  • Michael Frank

    (Department of Mechanical Aerospace and Engineering, University of Strathclyde, Glasgow G1 1XJ UK)

  • Robin Kamenicky

    (Department of Mechanical Aerospace and Engineering, University of Strathclyde, Glasgow G1 1XJ UK)

  • Dimitris Drikakis

    (School of Sciences and Engineering, University of Nicosia, Nicosia, CY-2417, Cyprus)

  • Lee Thomas

    (WorleyParsons Ltd., Kanphill, GU21 2EP, UK)

  • Hans Ledin

    (WorleyParsons Ltd., Kanphill, GU21 2EP, UK)

  • Terry Wood

    (WorleyParsons Ltd., Kanphill, GU21 2EP, UK)

Abstract

An oil and gas separator is a device used in the petroleum industry to separate a fluid mixture into its gaseous and liquid phases. A computational fluid dynamics (CFD) study aiming to identify key design features for optimising the performance of the device, is presented. A multiphase turbulent model is employed to simulate the flow through the separator and identify flow patterns that can impinge on or improve its performance. To verify our assumptions, we consider three different geometries. Recommendations for the design of more cost- and energy-effective separators, are provided. The results are also relevant to broader oil and gas industry applications, as well as applications involving stratified flows through channels.

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  • Michael Frank & Robin Kamenicky & Dimitris Drikakis & Lee Thomas & Hans Ledin & Terry Wood, 2019. "Multiphase Flow Effects in a Horizontal Oil and Gas Separator," Energies, MDPI, vol. 12(11), pages 1-16, June.
    • Handle: RePEc:gam:jeners:v:12:y:2019:i:11:p:2116-:d:236658
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    Cited by:

    1. Tomasz Janoszek & Wojciech Masny, 2021. "CFD Simulations of Allothermal Steam Gasification Process for Hydrogen Production," Energies, MDPI, vol. 14(6), pages 1-28, March.
    2. Bin Li & Hongyuan Fang & Kangjian Yang & Hang He & Peiling Tan & Fuming Wang, 2019. "Mechanical Response and Parametric Sensitivity Analyses of a Drainage Pipe under Multiphysical Coupling Conditions," Complexity, Hindawi, vol. 2019, pages 1-24, November.

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