TY - JOUR AU - AB - Tech Science Press DOI: 10.32604/fdmp.2022.021868 ARTICLE Experimental Analysis of the Flow Characteristics of an Adjustable Critical-Flow Venturi Nozzle 1,2,3 1,2,3 1,2,3 1,2,3 2,4 Chun Ye , Jingjing Gao , Zhihui Wang , Weibiao Zheng , Yibei Wang , 1,2,3,* 5 Xingkai Zhang and Ming Liu Cooperative Innovation Center of Unconventional Oil and Gas (Ministry of Education & Hubei Province), Yangtze University, Wuhan, 430100, China Hubei Oil and Gas Storage and Transportation Engineering Technology Research Center, Wuhan, 430100, China Key Laboratory of Drilling and Production Engineering for Oil and Gas, Wuhan, 430100, China Siji Petroleum Machinery Company, SINOPEC, Jingzhou, 434000, China Petroleum Engineering Technology Research Institute of Shengli Oilfield Company, SINOPEC, Dongying, 257000, China Corresponding Author: Xingkai Zhang. Email: zhangxingkai001@163.com Received: 10 February 2022 Accepted: 20 July 2022 ABSTRACT The response of an adjustable critical-flow Venturi nozzle is investigated through a set indoor experiments aimed to determine the related critical flow rate, critical pressure ratio, and discharge coefficient. The effect of a variation in the cone displacement and liquid content on the critical flow characteristics is examined in detail and it is shown that the former can be used to effectively adjust the critical flow rate. The critical pressure ratio TI - Experimental Analysis of the Flow Characteristics of an Adjustable Critical-Flow Venturi Nozzle JF - Fluid Dynamics & Materials Processing DO - 10.32604/fdmp.2022.021868 DA - 2023-01-01 UR - https://www.deepdyve.com/lp/unpaywall/experimental-analysis-of-the-flow-characteristics-of-an-adjustable-xueMd7yxNv DP - DeepDyve ER -