Experimental Study of Bulk Water Removal in Two Phase Flow

Abstract

The improvement of oil-water separation efficiency has become increasingly important in the oil and gas industry, as well as for environmental protection. This study uses both experimental and numerical methods to investigate the effects of flow rate (v), oil volume fraction (vof), and temperature (T) on oil-water separation efficiency. Design Expert software is used to analyzing data of the experiments. Experimental results show that the oil volume fraction and temperature are significant factors for separation efficiency.