Pressure and temperature variations of natural gas flows in a pipeline may cause partial gas condensation. Fluid phase behavior and prevailing conditions often make liquid appearance inevitable, which subjects the pipe flow to a higher pressure loss. This study focuses on the hydrodynamic behavior of the common scenarios that may occur in natural gas pipelines. For this purpose, a two-fluid model is used. The expected flow patterns as well as their transitions are modeled with emphasis on the low-liquid loading character of such systems. In addition, the work re-examines previous implementations of two-flow model for gas-condensate flow.

Issue Section:
Technical Papers
Keywords:
pipe flow, two-phase flow, condensation, hydrodynamics, natural gas technology
Topics:
Flow (Dynamics), Pipelines, Pipes, Pressure, Temperature, Natural gas distribution, Fluids
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