Multi-phase flow, gas-liquid two-phase flow in particular, is of critical importance to industries in Oil and gas sector and power plants. Measurement of multi-phase flow is not easy and the methods currently in use are particularly not very accurate. Uncertainties of unacceptably high order have been reported when conventional single-phase flow-meters such as turbine-meters, mass flow-meters are attempted for multi-phase flow measurement. Extreme variations in viscosity, density and velocity between the phases occur not only across the pipe but also temporarily along the pipe.
A Test Facility was setup at FCRI in 1999 to evaluate performance of the multi-phase flow-meters and aid in the development of two-phase and three-phase flowmeters for different sectors of industry.
List of Multi-phase Flow Studies conducted/in progress
Development, performance testing of steady state multiphase flowmeter based on dual-energy Gamma-ray attenuation phase-fraction meter in conjunction with Homogeniser-Venturi system.
Development, performance testing of multiphase flowmeter based on Gamma-ray attenuation phase-fraction meter in conjunction with Venturi for transient steam-water flow studies in heat-exchangers.
Engine-oil characterization testing to determine properties / its changes under different levels of controlled aeration at various temperatures and pressures.
Design and performance studies for aerating devices and systems for lubricant-oil characterization studies.
Scale-down experimental studies on Gas Entrainment in surge-tanks, related assemblies/auxiliaries of power stations.
Computational Fluid Dynamics simulation/modeling for homogeniser/mixer assemblies for multiphase flow.
Computational Fluid Dynamics simulation/modeling for Gas-entrainment behaviour in power-station sub-assemblies such as surge-tanks.
Wet-gas Flow studies and performance of venturies and differential pressure flowmeters under oscillating flow conditions.
Design, development, performance testing of Capacitance-based phase-fraction meter for two-phase and three-phase flow measurements and tomography studies.
Development, performance testing of steady state multiphase flowmeter based on dual-energy Gamma-ray attenuation phase-fraction meter in conjunction with Homogeniser-Venturi system.
