Um dos atributos fundamentais associados aos escoamentos multifásicos é a existência de estruturas características segundo as quais as diferentes fases do líquido escoam. O surgimento de uma dessas estruturas, conhecidas como configurações ou regimes de escoamento, é determinado pelas vazões e propriedades físicas dos componentes, além de parâmetros geométricos como diâmetro e inclinação do conduto. O desenvolvimento de metodologias de caracterização de regimes, bem como a caracterização e o diagnóstico da transição destes regimes de escoamento são de fundamental importância. Este trabalho utiliza a análise tempo-frequência da transformada de Gabor para caracterizar os regimes de escoamento horizontais gás-líquido intermitentes. Mais especificamente, o principal objetivo está em investigar a existência de sub-regimes dentro do regime intermitente, para tanto recorremos à covariância tempo-frequência da transformada de Gabor, que é capaz de detectar transições através da não-estacionaridade associada com as correspondentes transições. Testes experimentais foram conduzidos no circuito TALC em CEA-Grenoble e uma extensiva base de dados foi obtida, cobrindo diversos tipos de escoamento intermitente. Uma sonda de condutividade elétrica, consistindo de dois anéis de eletrodos montados junto à tubulação, produziu sinais dos quais a covariância tempo-frequência foi calculada através da correspondente transformada de Gabor. / One of the main features associated to multiphase flows is the existence of characteristic dynamic structures according to which the different phases of a mixture of immiscible fluids can flow. The manifestation of one of these structures, known a flow pattern or regime, is determined by the flow rates as well as by physical and geometrical properties of the fluids and piping. The development of flow pattern characterization and diagnostic methods, and the associated transitions in between, is of crucial importance for an efficient engineering of such phenomena. Time-frequency analysis based on the Gabor transform is used in this work to characterize horizontal air-water intermittent flow regimes. More specifically, our main objective is to reveal the existence of sub-regimes inside the intermittent regimes region with the help of the corresponding time-frequency covariance based on the Gabor transform, which is capable of detecting transitions by assessing the unstationarity associated with the corresponding transitions. Experimental tests were conducted at the TALC facility at CEA-Grenoble and an extensive database was obtained, covering several types of intermittent flow. A conductivity probe, consisting in two ring electrodes flush mounted to the pipe, delivered signals from which the time-frequency covariance were calculated from the corresponding Gabor transform.

Orientador: Milton Mori / Dissertação (mestrado) - Universidade Estadual de Campinas, Faculdade de Engenharia Química / Made available in DSpace on 2018-08-19T13:17:08Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 1 SilvaJunior_JoaoLameuda_M.pdf: 5288658 bytes, checksum: 05a82477d396e479ec1f137cc2682920 (MD5) Previous issue date: 2011 / Resumo: Esta pesquisa tem como objetivo avaliar as principais forças interfaciais que atuam no escoamento gás-líquido em uma coluna de bolhas retangular, de dimensões 150cm x 26;4cm x 3;1cm (altura (H) x largura (W) x profundidade (D)), com aeração centralizada, empregando a Fluidodinâmica Computacional (CFD). O caso proposto é baseado em um estudo experimental de um sistema ar-água operando em regime homogêneo, com altura inicial de líquido (Hl) igual a 79;2cm, correspondente a razão de aspecto (Hl /W) de 3. Empregou-se para a fase dispersa, um diâmetro de bolhas de 4;95mm e uma velocidade superficial de 2;9cm/s. Para validação do modelo, comparações com dados experimentais obtidos da literatura foram realizados em seções transversais em quatro níveis axiais (Y/Hl = 0;1; 0;2; 0;4; 0;75). Para o fechamento do modelo matemático foram analisados quatro modelos de turbulência na descrição da fase contínua (k-'épsilon', RNG k-'épsilon', LRR-RSM, SSG-RSM), bem como diferentes correlações para a verificação da influência das forças interfaciais envolvidas neste tipo de escoamento (arraste, sustentação, dispersão turbulenta e massa virtual). As forças de sustentação e dispersão turbulenta em adição à de arraste mostraram influências significativas nos padrões fluidodinâmicos, enquanto que a força de massa virtual pôde ser negligenciada para o caso estudado. O modelo completo final testado, predisse satisfatoriamente o escoamento em regiões onde este se encontra plenamente desenvolvido, concordando com o padrão experimental / Abstract: This study aims to evaluate the main forces which act in gas-liquid flow in a rectangular bubble column of dimensions 150cm x 26;4cm x 3;1cm (height (H) x width (W) x depth (D)), with centralized aeration, using CFD technique. The proposed case is based in a experimental study of an air-water system operating in homogeneous bubbly flow, with initial liquid height (Hl) of 79;2cm, corresponding to aspect ratio (Hl /W) of 3. For dispersed phase it was employed a bubble diameter of 4;95mm and a superficial velocity of 2;9cm/s. To validate the model, comparisons with experimental data provided from literature were carried out in transversal sections at four axial levels (Y/Hl = 0;1; 0;2; 0;4; 0;75). To closure the mathematical model, four distinct turbulence models were analyzed to describe the continuous phase (k--'épsilon', RNG k--'épsilon', LRR-RSM, SSG-RSM), as well different correlations to verify the influence of the interfacial forces involved in this type of flow (drag, lift, turbulent dispersion and virtual mass). The consideration of lift and turbulent dispersion in addition to drag force showed meaningful influences in fluid dynamics pattern, while virtual mass force can be neglected. The final complete model tested predicted properly the flow in fully developed regions, according to the experimental pattern / Mestrado / Processos em Tecnologia Química / Mestre em Engenharia Química

Orientador: Milton Mori / Dissertação (mestrado) - Universidade Estadual de Campinas, Faculdade de Engenharia Química / Made available in DSpace on 2018-08-19T22:56:51Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 1 Barbosa_ArianeCorrea_M.pdf: 3646143 bytes, checksum: 81967e15123849d7596f2ba40c6b2c68 (MD5) Previous issue date: 2012 / Resumo: O comportamento dinâmico de um reator industrial de FCC (Craqueamento Catalítico Fluidizado) foi simulado utilizando modelos de escoamento gás-solido tridimensionais e aplicando o modelo cinético de 10-lumps desenvolvido por JACOB et al. (1976). O comportamento uidodinâmico e as reações químicas previstos foram validados com dados experimentais e de plantas industriais publicados na literatura. Além disso, foram adicionadas reações de craqueamento térmico ao modelo cinético de 10-lumps. Dessa forma foi possível investigar a influência dessas reações secundárias no rendimento da gasolina. Também foram identificados os locais em que essas reações são mais favoráveis a ocorrer. Foram utilizadas geometrias com diferentes entradas com o objetivo de identificar quais delas favorecem uma maior homogeneização do escoamento e o impacto delas nas taxas de reações de craqueamento térmico / Abstract: The dynamic behavior of a FCC (Fluidized Catalytic Cracking) industrial reactor was simulated employing 3D gas-solid ow models and applying the ten-lumps kinetic model developed by JACOB et al.(1976). The uid-dynamic and the chemical reactions predicted were validated with a set of plant data publicated in literature. Besides, there were added thermal cracking reactions to 4-lumps and 10-lumps kinetic model. Thus, it was possible to investigate the inuences of these secundary reactions in gasoline yield. It was also identi_ed the regions in which those reactions are more suitable to occur. Di_erent entries geometries werewas used to recognize which one provides a greater homogenization of the ow and their impact on the reaction rates of thermal cracking / Mestrado / Desenvolvimento de Processos Químicos / Mestre em Engenharia Química

Orientadores: Milton Mori, Marcos Akra D'Ávila / Dissertação (mestrado) - Universidade Estadual de Campinas, Faculdade de Engenharia Química / Made available in DSpace on 2018-08-21T08:49:15Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 1 Mori_ErickDjin_M.pdf: 2359279 bytes, checksum: ee684b815a4962d2a25990de40b76d0a (MD5) Previous issue date: 2012 / Resumo: Escoamentos gás-líquido-sólido em colunas de bolhas ainda são pouco compreendidos pela comunidade científica. Conhecer melhor a hidrodinâmica em uma coluna de bolhas é condição primordial para o sucesso em seu dimensionamento. Se a natureza do escoamento multifásico por si só é complexa, a tarefa de estudá-lo se torna ainda mais desafiadora, tendo em vista que são poucos os trabalhos consistentes publicados na literatura que abordam a temática. No presente estudo, utiliza-se a técnica da fluidodinâmica computacional (CFD), para conduzir simulações tridimensionais e transientes, a fim de se descrever a hidrodinâmica de um sistema gás-líquido-sólido em uma coluna de bolhas com quantidade intermediária de sólidos. O problema é tratado por meio de uma abordagem Euleriana e a interação interfásica é descrita exclusivamente pelo arraste entre as fases gás-líquido e sólido-líquido. Os resultados numéricos obtidos são confrontados com resultados experimentais da literatura e comprovam a capacidade da ferramenta computacional em descrever o sistema em questão. A análise dos modelos de arraste para a interação sólido-líquido mostrou a relevância da escolha da lei de arraste para descrever corretamente a circulação de sólidos no leito. Para a interação gás-líquido sob as condições analisadas, os modelos que consideram distorções da fase gasosa mostraram melhor desempenho, frente os modelos que consideram apenas bolhas esféricas. A turbulência no meio contínuo foi descrita por modelos de duas equações, os modelos kepsilon e RNG k-epsilon. O último mostrou melhor desempenho em descrever o padrão de escoamento, possivelmente por ter sido concebido para escoamentos vorticiais / Abstract: Gas-liquid-solid flows inside bubble columns are not fully comprehended by scientific community yet. A better knowledge regarding the hidrodynamics of a bubble column is the first step towards reaching its sizing successfully. If the multiphase flow nature by itself presents great complexity, the task of studying it becomes even more challenging, since few are the consistent published work in the literature treating this subject. In the present study, the computational fluid dynamics (CFD) was used to capture the hidrodynamics of a gas-liquid-solid flow inside a bubble column with intermediate solid concentration. The Eulerian approach was used as frame of reference and for the interphase forces only the drag between gas-liquid and solid-liquid phases were considered. The numerical results were compared to experimental data of the literature, showing the ability of CFD in describing the multiphase flow. Furthermore, analysis of drag models for the solid-liquid interaction indicates that the drag law plays an important role in describing the solid circulating in the system. For the gas-liquid interaction under the analyzed conditions, it has been found that the drag laws considering the bubble distortion showed better agreement with experimental data in comparison to the ones that considered bubbles as rigid spheres. The turbulence in the continuous phase was described by a two equation model. Comparison between standard k-epsilon and RNG k-epsilon revealed that in this case, the latter represented better the flow pattern, since it was developed for swirling flows / Mestrado / Desenvolvimento de Processos Químicos / Mestre em Engenharia Química

Orientadores: Milton Mori, Jhon Jairo Ramirez Behainne / Tese (doutorado) - Universidade Estadual de Campinas, Faculdade de Engenharia Química / Made available in DSpace on 2018-08-21T08:54:52Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 1 Hodapp_MaximilianJoachim_D.pdf: 4872915 bytes, checksum: 9619785faa8fc5ab19790d59903b0a7e (MD5) Previous issue date: 2012 / Resumo: A queima de carvão mineral em Leito Fluidizado Circulante (CFBC) tem interessado pesquisadores por várias décadas, tendo sido propostos inúmeros modelos matemáticos que visam descrever os complexos fenômenos de transferência de massa, energia e quantidade de movimento deste sistema gás-sólido. A fase sólida é uma mistura de materiais inertes, como a areia e a cinza de carvão, um agente desulfurizante, além do próprio combustível. A técnica de Fluidodinâmica Computacional tem sido aplicada com sucesso para simular não somente escoamentos multifásicos mas também problemas que envolvem reações químicas e troca de calor. Apesar disto, a caracterização individual dos diversos materiais da fase sólida não é muito estudada. Deste modo, neste trabalho foi pesquisada a representação numérica do escoamento no interior de um leito fluidizado por CFD. Numa primeira etapa estudou-se a fluidodinâmica gás-sólido a quente e numa segunda a implementação de uma abordagem trifásica para representar o processo de queima de carvão mineral. Assim, a fase gás e o material inerte foram considerados fluídos, conforme a abordagem Euleriana, enquanto o material reativo foi representado pela descrição Lagrangeana. A combustão ocorre principalmente num leito fluidizado de 4 m de altura e 0,1 m de diâmetro, operado no regime de baixa densidade de sólidos e rápida fluidização. As reações do sistema são aquelas que ocorrem na fase gasosa devido à liberação de voláteis do carvão, bem como a reação heterogênea do carbono. Os resultados das simulações CFD mostraram-se de acordo com os dados experimentais disponíveis para temperatura e composição dos gases de saída. A escolha de modelos de reação heterogênea e do inventário de sólidos do sistema se mostrou de grande importância à simulação do processo. Concluí-se que a abordagem trifásica apresentada mostra-se viável para sistemas nos quais a massa de material reativo sólido no sistema representa apenas uma fração da massa total dos sólidos presentes / Abstract: Coal combustion in Circulating Fluidized Bed Combustors (CFBC) has received great attention from researchers who have developed several approaches in order to model the complex phenomena of mass, energy and momentum exchange in this gas-solid system. The solid phase is usually a mixture of inert material, sand and ash, a desulfurization material such as limestone and the fuel itself. Computational Fluid Dynamics has been successfully applied to simulate not only the fluid dynamics of multiphase flow in components of CFBC's, but also to study the associated heat and mass transfer phenomena. However, the inclusion of more than one solid phase is not usually the · subject of research. Ideally each particle could be tracked in a Lagrangian formulation, which, for denser flows, could include inter-particle interactions. However even for small-scale plants the total number of particles by far exceeds currently available computing resources. In this work, a three-phase approach was applied to model fast bed CFBC riser, in which the gas phase and the inert particle phase are described in an Euler-trame while the reacting coal particles are tracked individually in a Lagrangian approach. A small pilot-plant unit feed with ash-rich Brazilian coal has been chosen as a study case. The combustion took place in a riser of 4m height and 0,1 m internal diameter, operating in the low-density regime. The chemical reactions in the system were those of the gas-phase homogeneous oxidation of the devolatilized components and the heterogeneous char combustion. The simulation results were in good agreement with experimental measurements for temperature and flue gas composition, hence the three-phase modeling showed to be a viable alternative to a more complete simulation of the CFBCs coal combustion process / Doutorado / Processos em Tecnologia Química / Doutor em Engenharia Química

[pt] Uma grande parcela da população depende de águas subterrâneas para o consumo. Assim, vazamentos dos tanques de gasolina representam um risco significativo de saúde pública, além dos riscos de incêndio e explosão que o vazamento de vapores destes tanques pode causar nas linhas de esgotos dos edifícios. Estes tanques estão em geral localizados na zona não saturada dos solos, acima do nível freático. Torna-se assim importante avaliar a mobilidade destes compostos nestas condições e em particular de prever a sua chegada no lençol freático. Esta avaliação pode ser feita através de procedimentos numéricos de análise. O principal objetivo deste trabalho é a implementação numérica de um programa que simule o fluxo transiente de NAPLs (non aqueous phase liquids) em meios porosos não saturados. A solução numérica é obtida pela utilização do método dos volumes finitos. Para representar as características hidráulicas dos solos, a função Brooks e Corey e os modelos de Brooks e Corey-Burdine são utilizados. O trabalho apresenta detalhes do programa desenvolvido e o seu uso para simular ensaios de fluxo de gasolina e gasolina misturada com etanol realizados na PUC em estudos anteriores. / [en] A large proportion of the population depends on groundwater for consumption. Thus, leakage of gasoline tanks represents a significant risk to public health besides the risk of fire and explosion in the sewer lines, due to the flammable gases. These tanks are generally located in the unsaturad soil above the groundwater level. It is therefore important to evaluate the mobility of these compounds under these conditions and in particular to predict its arrival in the water table. This assessment can be done by numerical procedures for analysis. The main objective of this work is the numerical implementation of a program that simulates the transient flow of NAPLs (non aqueous phase liquids) in unsaturated porous media. The numerical solution is obtained by using the method of finite volumes. To represent the hydraulic characteristics of soils, the function of Brooks and Corey, as well as the Brooks and Corey-Burdine’s model are used. The essay presents details of the program developed and its use to simulate the flow testing of gasoline and gasoline blended with ethanol made in the PUC in previus studies.

L’équipe de conception de Freescale à Toulouse développe des circuits intégrés dédiés au marché de l’automobile pour des applications châssis, sécurité ou loisir. Les contraintes associées à l’embarquement des circuits sont nombreuses : niveau d’intégration, fiabilité, températures élevées, et compatibilité électromagnétique. Les produits conçus par Freescale intègrent des convertisseurs à découpage pour l’alimentation en énergie des microcontrôleurs. Cette thèse a pour objet l’étude de nouvelles topologies de convertisseur d’énergie pour la baisse de l’encombrement et des perturbations électromagnétiques. La structure multiphase répond à la problématique dans son ensemble. Un prototype est réalisé dans une technologie silicium Freescale haute tension 0.25µm. Le volume des composants externes de filtrage est optimisé et réduit. Les mesures sur le prototype montrent des performances en accord avec les objectifs, et des émissions électromagnétiques particulièrement faibles.

Ce travail de thèse, réalisé en collaboration avec l’IMFT et TOTAL, traite de la modélisation de la combustion in-situ appliquée à une huile lourde Vénézuéliène. Il a été initié suite à une observation simple : même si le procédé est étudié depuis plusieurs décénies, on ne peut pas encore le modéliser correctement. Des résultats expérimentaux, issus d’expérience à l’échelle du laboratoire (tubes à combustions), ne sont pas reproductibles avec des outils numériques commerciaux de types simulateurs réservoirs thermiques. Par conséquent, et face à ce constat, nous avons été contraint d’explorer plusieurs pistes pour améliorer la modélisation du procédé : – La chimie et les méthodes de détermination de mécanismes réactionnels. – La description thermodynamique d’une huile lourde et le calcul d’équilibre triphasique. – Le transport de masse et de chaleur dans un milieu poreux, en situation multiphasique, réactive et miscible. – La conception d’un modèle mathématique et numérique d’un modèle complet. Nous pensons que le problème pluridisciplinaire et fortement complexe peut trouver une réponse si l’ensemble des mécanismes et leurs liens sont traités de façon adéquate. Une campagne expérimentale (expériences de cellules cinétiques), portant sur l’étude des effets de l’eau sur les réactions chimiques de l’huile, a permis de mettre en évidence des effets inattendus et nouveaux. Ces données, complétées par des expériences de types tubes à combustion, fournissent une importante base de données expérimentale. Pour modéliser les expériences de cellules cinétiques, nous avons tout d’abord développer un nouvel outil de simulation directe, reposant sur une description compositionnelle de l’huile où les comportements de toutes les phases sont prédits par les équations d’états. Le calcul d’équilibre est fait grâce à un flash diphasique. Afin de déterminer un mécanisme réactionnel paramétré, nous avons couplé ce dernier outil à un algorithme génétique. Finalement, dans le but de simuler les expériences de tubes à combustion, un nouveau simulateur compositionel, triphasique, thermique et réactif a été développé. Il est spécialement adapté à la simulation de ce genre d’expérience. Le calcul d’équilibre de phase est réalisé grâce à un nouvel outil développé pour l’occasion. Ce dernier repose sur l’hypothèse free water et repose sur une formulation originale et novatrice. / The study of this PhD, realized jointly with IMFT and TOTAL, deals with modeling of in-situ combustion applied to a Venezuelan heavy oil. It has begun with a relatively simple observation: even if the process has been extensively studied since some decades, we cannot correctly model it. Experiment data provided by lab scale experiments (combustion tubes) mismatches numerical results obtained from commercial thermal simulator, especially for wet experiments. The need to better understand the process related to this issue forced us to explore multiple tracks for various scientific fields. Thus, one can cite: • The chemistry and methods of reduction of reactive mechanisms. • The thermodynamic description of the heavy oil and the calculations of three-phase equilibrium. • Heat and mass transport in multiphase, reactive and miscible porous medium. • Mathematical and numerical design of a full model. The problem exceedingly complex can find a complete and consistent answer if one takes into account the whole mechanisms and links between them. We have followed this way in order to determine a robust reactive scheme using both theoretical numerical and experimental developments. A whole set of kinetic cell manipulations was conducted to better understand and discriminate the effects of water on chemistry on a certain type of heavy oils. New interactions and effects on steam on heavy oil combustion have been discovered and studied. These manipulations, supplemented by a set of some combustion tubes provide a large set of experimental data. This will compose our base case that we will try to match later using some new tools devised during this study. To model kinetic experiments, we firstly developed a new simulation tool based on a compositional description and a full equation of state formulation. Equilibrium calculation is made by a two-phase flash. To determine consistent kinetic parameters, we used a genetic algorithm coupled with the new tool. Finally, in order to validate the kinetic model and simulate combustion tube experiment, a new threephase compositional simulator has been developed. It is especially fitted to take into account characteristic of the experimental device. Three-phase equilibrium calculation is computed by a new free-water

Trickle flow is encountered in a variety of process engineering applications where gas and liquid flow through a packed bed of stationary solid. Owing to the complexities of three interacting phases, a fundamentally exhaustive description of trickle flow hydrodynamics has not been achieved. A complicating factor in describing the hydrodynamics is the fact that the hydrodynamic state is dependent not only on the present operating conditions but also on their entire history, including fluid flow rate changes and pre-wetting procedures. This phenomenon is termed hydrodynamic multiplicity and is the subject of this work. Hydrodynamic multiplicity greatly complicates both the experimental investigation into the behaviour of a trickle flow column and the theoretical modelling of the observed behaviour. Broadly speaking, this study addresses hydrodynamic multiplicity on three levels. First, a conceptual framework is proposed that can be used to study hydrodynamic multiplicity with limited resources. It is based on the absolute limiting values that the hydrodynamic parameters can adopt for a certain set of conditions, and encompasses both flow rate hysteresis loops and pre-wetting procedures. There are 5 such hydrodynamic modes. When the existing literature is critically evaluated in light of this framework, it is established that the reported experimental studies have not addressed all the issues. Previous modelling attempts are also shown to be unable to qualitative explain all the existing data. Moreover, authors have suggested different (and often contradictory) physical mechanisms responsible for hydrodynamic multiplicity. Secondly, an experimental investigation intended to supplement the existing literature and illustrate the utility of the proposed framework is launched. This includes bed-scale measurements of liquid holdup, pressure drop and gas-liquid mass transfer for a variety of conditions including different flow rates, pressures, particle shapes, particle porosity and surface tension. The second part of the experimental effort uses radiography and tomography in new ways to visualise the temporal and spatial characteristics of the different hydrodynamic modes. The tomographic investigation incorporates advanced image processing techniques in order to culminate in a pore-level evaluation of the hydrodynamic modes that reveals additional features of hydrodynamic multiplicity. Thirdly, the experimental insights are condensed into a set of characteristic trends that highlight the features of hydrodynamic multiplicity. A pore-level capillary mechanism is then introduced to qualitatively explain the observed behaviour. The mechanism shows how the differences in advancing and receding contact angles and the characteristics of the packed structure (or pore geometries) are ultimately responsible for the observed hydrodynamic multiplicity behaviour. Lastly, the effect of hydrodynamic multiplicity on trickle bed reactor performance is discussed. It is established experimentally that depending on the reaction conditions, different modes yield optimal performance. The idea of optimizing the performance by manipulating the hydrodynamic state is introduced. In totality, this work advances the understanding of trickle flow hydrodynamics in general and hydrodynamic multiplicity in particular. / Thesis (PhD (Chemical Engineering))--University of Pretoria, 2008. / Chemical Engineering / unrestricted

The accurate measurement of multiphase flows of oil/water/gas is a critical element of oil exploration and production. Thus, over the last three decades; the development and deployment of in-line multiphase flow metering systems has been a major focus worldwide. Accurate measurement of multiphase flow in the oil and gas industry is difficult because there is a wide range of flow regimes and multiphase meters do not generally perform well under the intermittent slug flow conditions which commonly occur in oil production. This thesis investigates the use of Doppler and cross-correlation ultrasonic measurements made in different high gas void fraction flow, partially separated liquid and gas flows, and homogeneous flow and raw slug flow, to assess the accuracy of measurement in these regimes. This approach has been tested on water/air flows in a 50mm diameter pipe facility. The system employs a partial gas/liquid separation and homogenisation using a T-Y junction configuration. A combination of ultrasonic measurement techniques was used to measure flow velocities and conductivity rings to measure the gas fraction. In the partially separated regime, ultrasonic cross-correlation and conductivity rings are used to measure the liquid flow-rate. In the homogeneous flow, a clamp-on ultrasonic Doppler meter is used to measure the homogeneous velocity and combined with conductivity ring measurements to provide measurement of the liquid and gas flow-rates. The slug flow regime measurements employ the raw Doppler shift data from the ultrasonic Doppler flowmeter, together with the slug flow closure equation and combined with gas fraction obtained by conductivity rings, to determine the liquid and gas flow-rates. Measurements were made with liquid velocities from 1.0m/s to 2.0m/s with gas void fractions up to 60%. Using these techniques the accuracies of the liquid flow-rate measurement in the partially separated, homogeneous and slug regimes were 10%, 10% and 15% respectively. The accuracy of the gas flow-rate in both the homogeneous and raw slug regimes was 10%. The method offers the possibility of further improvement in the accuracy by combining measurement from different regimes.