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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 24, 2015
Filed:
Sep. 30, 2013
Chong LI, Katy, TX (US);
Joseph W. Stolle, Wharton, TX (US);
Roy W. Livingston, Texas City, TX (US);
Bryan M. Oettle, Richmond, TX (US);
Chong Li, Katy, TX (US);
Joseph W. Stolle, Wharton, TX (US);
Roy W. Livingston, Texas City, TX (US);
Bryan M. Oettle, Richmond, TX (US);
ExxonMobil Upstream Research Company, Houston, TX (US);
Abstract
A system and method for simulating stratified or dispersed flow dynamics are disclosed herein. The method includes filling an apparatus with a multi-phase mixture that includes an upper phase and a lower phase, wherein the upper phase and the lower phase are immiscible liquids. The method also includes establishing contact between a bottom surface of a rotor drum and a top surface of the upper phase. The method also includes rotating the rotor drum such that the rotation of the rotor drum causes the upper phase to rotate and ultimately causes the lower phrase to also rotate. The method further includes monitoring a parameter of the multi-phase system while the rotor drum is rotating.