| Title | Two Phase Pressure Drop Measurements on a Geothermal Pipeline |
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| Authors | Freeston, Derek H.; Lee, Keng C. |
| Year | 1979 |
| Conference | Geothermal Resources Council Transactions |
| Keywords | Two Phase Flow; Economics; Test Loop; Pressure Drop; New Zealand; Wairakei; Pipe Line; Pressure Loss; Measurements; Correlation; 20 CM; Separate; Quality; Pipe Line; Design; Instabilities; Mist; Slug Flow; Water Hammer; Vibration; Void Fraction; Universit |
| Abstract | This paper details an investigation of two phase, water/steam, pressure drop on a 10 cm diameter test loop sited on the Wairakei (NZ) steam field. Measurements of straight pipe and duct component losses are presented using a liquid velocity derived from a void fraction correlation. A horizontal flow straight pipe correlation is presented based on data from a 20 cm diameter pipeline and component pressure losses are demonstrated to be of such a magnitude as to be significant in a two phase pipeline reticulation system. |