Erosional/Corrosional Velocity Criterion for Sizing Multi-Phase Flow Lines

Develop improved guidelines for sizing piping and flow lines that consider the various classes of multi-phase flow, the pertinent fluid chemistry, high-flow rates, and other key variables. An analysis determined the effects of the key variables, such as mixture density, flow velocity, gas-liquid void fraction, sand concentration, fluid temperature, and concentration of corrosive materials. The results of this analysis were used to develop sets of correlations for pipe sizing recommendations. The correlations were tested for validity in large-scale flow-loop tests.