Single-Phase Liquid Pipe Flow

Description

Calculate pressure drop for single-phase liquid flow in pipes using the Fanning equation. Applicable to water injection, water disposal, and single-phase oil lines.

Pressure Components:

Friction: Depends on flow rate, viscosity, pipe roughness
Gravity: Depends on density and elevation change

Spreadsheet Preview

36 rows x 3 columns

Required Functions

PO.VFP.Liq.Re

Calculates Reynolds number for single phase pipe flow of incompressible, Newtonian fluid, [dimensionless].

PO.VFP.Liq.dPfrc

Calculates frictional pressure drop from Fanning equation for single-phase flow of an incompressible, Newtonian fluid, [psi].

PO.VFP.Liq.dPgrv

Calculates potential energy pressure drop for single-phase flow of an incompressible, Newtonian fluid, [psi].

PO.VFP.Liq.Pout

Calculates outlet pipe pressure for single phase pipe flow of incompressible, Newtonian fluid, [psi].

How to use this blueprint

In Excel, go to the Petroleum Office ribbon tab and click Blueprint Manager
Search for Single-Phase Liquid Pipe Flow
Click on the blueprint to preview the spreadsheet template
Click Insert to place it into your worksheet. Modify the input values to match your data.

Related Theory

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Overview

Comprehensive guide to single-phase and multiphase pipe flow correlations for wellbore and pipeline calculations

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Vertical Multiphase Flow Correlations

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