12 research outputs found

    Data-Driven Modeling of Isotropic Haptic Textures Using Frequency-Decomposed Neural Networks

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    Vibrotactile Rendering of Gunshot Events for 4D Films

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    A New Model to Determine the Two-phase Drilling Fluid Behavior Through Horizontal Eccentric Annular Geometry, Part A: Flow Pattern Identification and Liquid Hold-up Estimation

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    Flow patterns, liquid holdup, and frictional pressure gradient are three importance parameters to study the multiphase drilling fluid behavior. Although two-phase fluid flow is studied in detail for pipes, there exists a lack of information about aerated fluid flow behavior inside a wellbore. This study aims to identify the flow patterns of gasified fluids flowing inside a horizontal annulus, and to develop a method for measurement of liquid holdup by using the image processing techniques. Experiments have been conducted at Middle East Technical University (METU) Multiphase Flow Loop using air-water mixtures with various in-situ flow velocities. A digital high-speed camera is used for recording each test dynamically for the identification of flow patterns and the measurement of liquid holdup

    A New Model to Determine the Two-phase Drilling Fluid Behaviors through Horizontal Eccentric Annular Geometry, Part B: Frictional Pressure Losses Estimation

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    Drilling with aerated muds is becoming more often used in underbalanced drilling operations. One of the major challenges that has to be faced in such operations is the estimation of the physical behavior of aerated fluids inside the annulus. In this study, experiments have been conducted at METU Multiphase Flow Loop using air-water mixtures with various in-situ flow velocities of 0-120 and 0-10 ft/s, respectively. This study aims to develop a model to estimate the frictional pressure losses for two-phase flow through horizontal eccentric annular geometry. In order to estimate the frictional pressure losses, three different methods were developed: (i) definition of new friction factors by using experimental data; (ii) modification of Lockhart-Martinelli pressure loss correction factor; and (iii) modification of Beggs and Brill model by changing the equation constants. The comparison of the developed models with experimental data has shown that frictional pressure losses can be estimated with a reasonable accuracy
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