Abstract The two-phase flow in the finger pipe of a finger-type slug catcher is analysed using CFD techniques. The purpose of a finger-type slug catcher is to separate the liquid condensate from the natural gas. In order to design a high performance finger-type slug catcher, it is necessary that the fluid flow in the inlet header manifold is evenly distributed among the different fingers Here v t is the settling velocity of particles of a specified diameter. Different inlet header manifold configurations are defined and compared using the time-averaged mass flow at the finger inlets. A constant and increased pipe diameter was found to promote the mass flow balance. Additionally, by applying an extra split in the main header pipe, the equal flow distribution is significantly increased, see When the fluid flow in the inlet header manifold is evenly distributed among the different fingers, it is necessary to obtain stratified flow to promote liquid separation. The two-phase flow in the separation section is simulated to study the amount of liquid at the intersection with and through the gas riser, se
