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Flujo multifsico en tuberas horizontales

4.3.5 Mtodo Beggs y Brill.

Determinar la cada de presin en una tubera horizontal de 4 pg de dimetro.
Datos disponibles:
q = 2,000 bpd @ c.s.
T = 120 oF
Longitud de la lnea = 3,000 pies
R = 1000 pies3/bl. @ c.s.
g = 0.65
o = 42 oAPI
Presin corriente arriba = 500 psi.
o = 30 dinas/cm.
o = 1 cp.
g = 0.02 cp.
Calcular la presin corriente abajo.
1. Se supone p = 100 psi
2.

p = p1

p
= 500 50 = 450 psi
2

3.
Rs = 100, Bo = 1.065, Z = 0.94
4.
o =
5.

o =

((350)(0.82) + (0.0764)(100)(0.65)) = 48.8274 lb m

(5.6146)(1.065)
pies 3

g =
6.
qg =

141.5
= 0.82
131.5 + 42

(0.0764)(0.65)(450 + 14.7 )(520) = 1.4973 lb m

(14.7 )(120 + 460)(0.94)
pies 3

3.27 10 7 0.94 2000 (1000 - 100 )(120 + 460)

pies 3
= 0.6905
450 + 14.7
seg

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q L = 6.49 10 5 (2000 )(1.065) = 0.1382

7.

2 2
d = 4 = 12.5663 pg 2
4
4

Ap =
v sL =

pies 3
seg

144 q L 144 (0.138)

pies
=
= 1.5814
Ap
12.5663
seg

v sg =

144(0.6905)
pies
= 7.9126
12.5663
seg

v m = v sL + v sg = 1.5814 + 7.9126 = 9.494

pies
seg

8.
G L = L v sL = (48.8274 )(1.5814 ) = 77.2156
G g = g v sg = (1.4973)(7.9126 ) = 11.8475

lb m
seg pie 2
lb m
seg - pie 2

G T = G L + G g = 77.2156 + 11.8475 = 89.0631

lb m
seg - pie 2

9.
=

qL
0.1382
=
= 0.1667
q L + q g 0.1382 + 0.6905

10.

Vm
(9.494) = 8.3977
=
g d (32.2)(4 / 12)
2

N FR =

m = L + g (1 ) = [ 1(0.1667 ) + 0.02(1 0.1667 ) ] = 0.1833 cp

11.
N Re =

184

M m d/12
(89)(4 / 12)
=
= 2.4084 10 5
4
m 6.72 10
0.1833 6.72 10 4

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Flujo multifsico en tuberas horizontales

N Lv
12.

= 1.938 v sL L
L

0.25

48.8274
= (1.938)(1.5814 )

30

L1 = 316 0.302 = 316 (0.1667 )

0.302

0.25

= 3.4616

= 183.955

L 2 = 0.0009252 2.4684 = 0.0009252 (0.1667 )

2.4684

L 3 = 0.10 -1.4516 = 0.10 (0.1667 )

1.4516

L 4 = 0.5 -6.738 = 0.5 (0.1667 )

6.738

= 0.077

= 1.3472

= 87,411.37

13. Como 0.01 < 0.4 y L3 < NFR L1, el flujo es intermitente.
14.
H L (0) =
15.

a b
0.845(0.1667 )
=
c
(N FR )
(8.3977 )0.0173

0.5351

= 0.3123

m = L H L + g (1 H L ) = 48.8274(0.3123) + 1.4973(1 0.3123) = 16.2784 lb m /pie 3

16.
y=

S=

0.1667
=
= 1.7092
2
[H L (0)] (0.3123)2

ln (1.7092 )
= 0.3817
2
4
0.0523 + 3.182 ln(1.7092 ) 0.8725[ln (1.7092 )] + 0.01853 [ln(1.7092 )]

fT
= e S = e 0.3817 = 1.4648
f ns
17.
f ns = 0.0056 +

0.5
0.5
= 0.0056 +
0.32
N Re
2.4084 10 5

0.32

= 0.015

18.
f T = f ns

fT
= 0.015(1.4648) = 0.022
f ns

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19.

Flujo multifsico en tuberas horizontales

f Mm vm
(0.022 )(89.0631)(9.494 )

Z T

3000
2 g c d 12
2(32.2)(4)(12 )

= 18.064 lb f
p =
=
(16.2784)(9.494)(7.9126)
m v m v sg
pg 2
1

132.2(450 + 14.7 )(144 )

g c (p + 14.7 )(144)

20. Dado que la p calculada en el paso 19 no es igual a la supuesta en el paso 1, se

debe suponer ahora p = 18 psi y repetir el procedimiento hasta que la p supuesta
sea igual a la calculada.

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