Chemical Engineering & Technology, Vol.37, No.4, 717-722, 2014
Pressure Drop Models for Gas/NonNewtonian Power-Law Fluids Flow in Horizontal Pipes
Models commonly used in literature are evaluated versus 696data points to predict the pressure drop of gas/non-Newtonian power-law fluids flow in horizontal pipes. Suitable models are recommended. A new correlation is developed by ignoring the pressure drop across the gas slug and adopting the liquid slug holdup of gas/non-Newtonian fluid flow into the homogeneous model. The theoretical curves can capture the test data trends and the overall agreement of predicted values with experimental data is sufficient to be practically applied in industry.