Transition Model of Stratified Oil-water Flow in a Horizontal Pipe

摘要

In this article, transition between stratified and nonstratified horizontal oil-water flows is modeled with three-layer model which is originally developed for gas-oil-water flow, and modified three-layer model is applied for the determination critical wave amplitude, which becomes unstable in stratified flow. The results are seen to be in agreement with experimental data available in the literature.