Research Article

Modeling and Experiments of Severe Slugging in a Riser System

Table 1

Parameters of the riser system and severe slugging flow.

Parameter Value & unit

Pipe OD63 mm
Wall thickness5.8 mm
Riser height3.5 m
Pipeline length12 m
Inclination angle
Liquid density1000 kg·m−3
Liquid viscosity0.001 Pa·s
Surface tension7.28 × 10−2 N·m−1
Gas molar mass29 g·mol−1
Gas constant8.31 J·mol−1·K−1