Acta Physica Sinica, Volume. 69, Issue 6, 064705-1(2020)

Numerical simulation of gas-liquid two-phase flow in gas lift system

Juan-Li Zuo, Hong Yang, Bing-Qian Wei*, Jing-Ming Hou, and Kai Zhang
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  • State Key Labortory of Eco-hydraulic in Northwest Arid Region of China, Xi’an University of Technology, Xi’an 710048, China
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    Model diagram of gas lift system: (a) Schematic diagram of gas lift system; (b) model and grid generation.
    Experimental apparatus system[32].
    Change of gas volume fraction with gas volume flow rate in lifting pipe: (a) Different liquid mediums; (b) different gas mediums.
    Change of liquid volume flow rate with time: (a) Different liquid mediums; (b) different gas mediums.
    Phase diagram of liquid lifting process.
    Change of liquid volume flow rate with gas volume flow rate: (a) Different liquid mediums; (b) different gas mediums.
    Change of total pressure drop with gas volume flow rate in lifting pipe: (a) Different liquid mediums; (b) different gas mediums.
    Liquid radial velocity at lifting pipe outlet under different gas volume flow rates: (a) Different liquid mediums; (b) different gas mediums.
    Change of lifting efficiency with gas mass flow rate: (a) Different liquid mediums; (b) different gas mediums.
    • Table 1. Comparison of experimental and simulation results.

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      Table 1. Comparison of experimental and simulation results.

      充气量QG/m3·h–1提升液体流量 实验值 $ Q′_{\rm L} $/m3·h–1提升液体流量 模拟值QL/m3·h–1误差/%
      0.81630.40310.459714.0
      1.63270.57000.811742.4
      2.44901.23361.18174.2
      3.26531.36761.36650.1
      4.08161.37091.37860.6
      4.89801.37351.38480.8
      5.71431.37351.37050.2
    • Table 2. Physical parameters table.

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      Table 2. Physical parameters table.

      变量密度/kg·m–3黏度/Pa·s表面张力/N·m–1
      氮气1.13800.00001663
      空气1.22500.000017894
      氩气1.62280.000021250
      水银135290.0015230.4840
      998.20.0010030.0728
      煤油7800.00240.0260
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    Juan-Li Zuo, Hong Yang, Bing-Qian Wei, Jing-Ming Hou, Kai Zhang. Numerical simulation of gas-liquid two-phase flow in gas lift system[J]. Acta Physica Sinica, 2020, 69(6): 064705-1

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    Received: Nov. 15, 2019

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    Published Online: Nov. 19, 2020

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    DOI:10.7498/aps.69.20191755

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