beggs and brill

[1]

where

[1]

Friction factor
No slip Reynolds two phase number:

[2]

Colebrook–White equation for the Darcy's friction factor:

[3]

[4]

Corrected two phase friction factor:

[2]

where

[2]

and

[2]

with constraint:

[2]

[5]

[5]

[5]
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[5]

[5]

[5]

[2]

[2]

[2]

[2]

[1]

Determine the flow pattern:

SEGREGATED: [2]

TRANSITION: [2]

INTERMITTENT:
[2]

DISTRIBUTED: [2]

Calculate

 SEGREGATED:
[2]
  INTERMITTENT:

[2]

 DISTRIBUTED:

[2]

with the constraint [2]

[2]

[2]

C Uphill:

SEGREGATED: [2]

INTERMITTENT: [2]

DISTRIBUTED: [2]
C Downhill:

ALL: [2]

with the restriction [2]

Finally:

 SEGREGATED,
INTERMITTENT,
DISTRIBUTED:

[2]

 TRANSITION:

[2]

where:

[2]
Haggerdon

[1]

where

[1]

Colebrook–White equation for the Darcy's friction factor:

[3]

[4]

Reynolds two phase number:

[1]

[5]

[5]

[5]

[5]

[1]

[2]

[5]

[5]

[1]
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[1]

[2]

[6]

[2]

[6]