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AbstractA large-scale multiphase flow experimental facility is used to study slug tracking behavior in pipelines. The description of the flow loop, testing procedure, analyses of data, and development of closure terms for a slug tracking model are the focus of this paper. Pressure, temperature, and liquid holdup were collected for 286 tests. Each test was characterized by a superficial liquid velocity, superficial gas velocity, length of pipeline, diameter of pipeline, and length and angle of the inclined sections of the pipeline in a hilly terrain configuration. Data collected in flow tests were analyzed to yield; (i) slug translational velocity, (ii) liquid holdup in slug and film, and (iii) slug length distribution. Correlations were derived for the slug translational velocity in the inclined sections. These correlations have been compared with an existing relation. It is the intent to use the correlations in a slug tracking model under development and validate the numerical simulator with the processed data.
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