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Visualization of Two-Phase Fluid Flow In Pipes Department of Petroleum and Geosystems Engineering Sponsored by: College of Engineering Academic Development

By: Matt Lake and Greg Stanley Supervisor: A.L. Podio

Flow Loop at 6^oangle The purpose of this web site is to show, with video and photography, the primary patterns in two-phase pipe flow. The technique is to observe the flow behavior in two clear plexi-glass pipes which are connected in a loop. All the images seen are as a result of experimental data recorded and reproduced.

The equipment used is located in the CPE building in the College of Engineering at the University of Texas at Austin. The lab encompasses a well that is five stories high and is used for a wide variety of fluid flow experiments.

CPE building at the University of Texas in Austin

The goal is to observe each of the different regimes produced through different superficial velocities of each of the phases (air and water). The flow loop contains a large pipe, which has an internal diameter of 7 1/4 inches, and a small pipe, which has an internal diameter of 2 1/2 inches. Flow is directed through the large pipe and looped back through the small pipe. The loop can be set at any inclination, from horizontal to vertical.

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