Class OilWaterFlowRegimeDetector.OilWaterResult

java.lang.Object

neqsim.process.equipment.pipeline.twophasepipe.closure.OilWaterFlowRegimeDetector.OilWaterResult

Enclosing class:

OilWaterFlowRegimeDetector

public static class OilWaterFlowRegimeDetector.OilWaterResult
extends Object

Result of oil-water flow regime detection.

Version:

1.0

Author:

Even Solbraa

Field Summary

Fields

Modifier and Type	Field	Description
final double	criticalDispersionVelocity	Critical mixture velocity for full dispersion (m/s).
final double	effectiveViscosity	Effective emulsion viscosity (Pa.s).
final double	inversionWaterFraction	Phase inversion water fraction (volume fraction at which continuous phase switches).
final double	maxDropletDiameter	Maximum stable droplet diameter (m) using Hinze (1955) criterion.
final boolean	oilContinuous	True if oil is the continuous phase.
final OilWaterFlowRegimeDetector.OilWaterFlowRegime	regime	Detected flow regime.
final boolean	waterDropoutRisk	Water dropout risk: true if water may separate and accumulate.
final boolean	waterWetting	True if water wets the pipe wall (corrosion concern).

Constructor Summary

Constructors

Constructor	Description
OilWaterResult(OilWaterFlowRegimeDetector.OilWaterFlowRegime regime, boolean waterWetting, double effectiveViscosity, double inversionWaterFraction, double criticalDispersionVelocity, double maxDropletDiameter, boolean oilContinuous, boolean waterDropoutRisk)	Constructor for OilWaterResult.

Method Summary

Methods inherited from class Object

clone, equals, finalize, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, toString, wait, wait, wait

Field Details

regime

public final OilWaterFlowRegimeDetector.OilWaterFlowRegime regime

Detected flow regime.

waterWetting

public final boolean waterWetting

True if water wets the pipe wall (corrosion concern).

effectiveViscosity

public final double effectiveViscosity

Effective emulsion viscosity (Pa.s).

inversionWaterFraction

public final double inversionWaterFraction

Phase inversion water fraction (volume fraction at which continuous phase switches).

criticalDispersionVelocity

public final double criticalDispersionVelocity

Critical mixture velocity for full dispersion (m/s).

maxDropletDiameter

public final double maxDropletDiameter

Maximum stable droplet diameter (m) using Hinze (1955) criterion.

oilContinuous

public final boolean oilContinuous

True if oil is the continuous phase.

waterDropoutRisk

public final boolean waterDropoutRisk

Water dropout risk: true if water may separate and accumulate.

Constructor Details

OilWaterResult

public OilWaterResult(OilWaterFlowRegimeDetector.OilWaterFlowRegime regime,
 boolean waterWetting,
 double effectiveViscosity,
 double inversionWaterFraction,
 double criticalDispersionVelocity,
 double maxDropletDiameter,
 boolean oilContinuous,
 boolean waterDropoutRisk)

Constructor for OilWaterResult.

Parameters:

regime - the detected flow regime

waterWetting - whether water wets the pipe wall

effectiveViscosity - effective emulsion viscosity (Pa.s)

inversionWaterFraction - phase inversion water fraction

criticalDispersionVelocity - critical velocity for full dispersion (m/s)

maxDropletDiameter - maximum stable droplet diameter (m)

oilContinuous - whether oil is the continuous phase

waterDropoutRisk - whether there is risk of water dropout