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    Slug flow occurs in two-phase gas-liquid flow when a moving liquid mass is pushed by gas between slugs. Slugs form randomly and can occur in relief lines or low quality steam flow. Slug characteristics include speed, length, density and time between slugs. Slug forces are generated when the flow direction changes, such as at elbows. The force is calculated based on slug density, velocity, area and time to exit the bend. Time histories of slug forces at different types of bends are modeled in AutoPIPE to analyze piping system response. A sample problem defines slug parameters and calculates slug forces and time histories at 45-degree and 90-degree bends.

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    Slug flow occurs in two-phase gas-liquid flow when a moving liquid mass is pushed by gas between slugs. Slugs form randomly and can occur in relief lines or low quality steam flow. Slug characteristics include speed, length, density and time between slugs. Slug forces are generated when the flow direction changes, such as at elbows. The force is calculated based on slug density, velocity, area and time to exit the bend. Time histories of slug forces at different types of bends are modeled in AutoPIPE to analyze piping system response. A sample problem defines slug parameters and calculates slug forces and time histories at 45-degree and 90-degree bends.

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    Slug flow occurs in two-phase gas-liquid flow when a moving liquid mass is pushed by gas between slugs. Slugs form randomly and can occur in relief lines or low quality steam flow. Slug characteristics include speed, length, density and time between slugs. Slug forces are generated when the flow direction changes, such as at elbows. The force is calculated based on slug density, velocity, area and time to exit the bend. Time histories of slug forces at different types of bends are modeled in AutoPIPE to analyze piping system response. A sample problem defines slug parameters and calculates slug forces and time histories at 45-degree and 90-degree bends.

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    Slug Flow

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    harishtoki
    Slug flow occurs in two-phase gas-liquid flow when a moving liquid mass is pushed by gas between slugs. Slugs form randomly and can occur in relief lines or low quality steam flow. Slug characteristics include speed, length, density and time between slugs. Slug forces are generated when the flow direction changes, such as at elbows. The force is calculated based on slug density, velocity, area and time to exit the bend. Time histories of slug forces at different types of bends are modeled in AutoPIPE to analyze piping system response. A sample problem defines slug parameters and calculates slug forces and time histories at 45-degree and 90-degree bends.

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    Slug Flow

    (Sample model : slug.dat)


    Slug flow is a phenomenon that occurs under special circumstances of two phase gas-liquid flow. It is the most serious scenario in two phase flow as it involves a moving liquid mass pushed by gases in between. Slugs can also form due to inadvertent collection of liquid in relief lines and low quality steam flow in well collection. Slug flow is not very uniform as the process of formation of slugs is random. This makes it hard to predict slug forces accurately. Slugs characteristics are: Slug speed v : usually 0.5 to 1.0 times the gas velocity Slug length L : The longer, the more conservative Slug fluid density D 2 Slug cylinder area A= 4

    r time phase between successive slugs

    Slug forces are generated when changes in flow direction occurs as at elbows. The change in momentum causes these forces. The amplitude of the slug force for 90deg elbow is:

    Slug Force = AV 2

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    Typical forcing functions on 90-deg and 45-deg elbows are shown below

    R seconds to exit the bend and to attain the maximum slug V force AV 2 , where R is the length of the bend. The peak slug force is sustained for L R R seconds. It then drops in seconds. V V
    It takes the slug head

    At pipe reduction or at orifice locations the characteristics of the slug force history can be different. In this case, the rise time can be assumed zero and the slug impact duration is 2L/V.

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    The slug load is ideally suited for time history analysis in AutoPIPE. You can model the phase between successive impacts on different elbows. Only one TIH file and one THL file need to be entered for each slug. The TIH file profile is shown above. The THL file defines points of application of the TIH file and the direction of load application. It also specifies the time the load will act at each point. A force will be applied at each elbow Near and Far points as shown in the sketch. The TIH file depends on slug length, but the THL does not. THL vary with slug speed. Most of the response to slug flow is primarily caused by low frequency modes that have large modal displacements in the direction of slug loading.

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    Sample Slug Problem


    ASME B31.4 Pressure: 1.034 N/mm2 (150 psi) Temperature: 93.3 deg.C (200 F) Slug Length = 3.05 m (10 ft) Fluid density = 800.92 kg/m3 Fluid velocity = 15.24 m/sec (50 ft/sec) Fluid diameter = 304.8mm (12 inches i.e.12STD), Fluid area = 0.072966 m2 (113.098 in2) Fluid Force: AV 2 = 800.92*0.072966*15.242 = 13573 N (3051.33 lbs) 45-deg bends:

    R = 1.5*(12/12)*(1.57/2)/50 = 0.024 seconds V L R Td = = 0.176 sec V


    Tr=
    Tr+Td = 0.2 sec 2Tr+Td = 0.224 sec

    90-deg bends:

    R = 1.5*1*1.57/50 = 0.047 seconds V L R Td = = 0.153 sec V


    Tr=
    Tr+Td = 0.2 sec 2Tr+Td = 0.247 sec

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    45-deg slug definition

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    90-deg slug definition

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