This invention discloses a two-phase flow
identification system and method based on critical elevation maps, comprising the following steps: acquiring relative position data of all equipment, pipes, and valves in the pipeline
system to be analyzed, from the starting equipment to the final equipment, as well as
operating temperature, operating pressure, and medium composition data of each
material flow point; drawing a critical
elevation map based on the collected data; and analyzing the
impact of pressure and temperature changes at each
material flow point on the medium
phase state using the critical
elevation map, combined with the thermodynamic properties and flow characteristics of the medium, to identify locations prone to gas-liquid two-phase flow. This invention, by establishing critical elevation maps, can identify pipelines prone to two-phase flow in advance, preventing gas-liquid two-phase flow in
process equipment pipelines, which can lead to long-term pipeline vibration, resulting in pipeline fatigue, support structure failure, weld
cracking, and
flange leakage. Furthermore, for pump inlet pipelines, it avoids the presence of two-phase flow that could cause pump
cavitation and damage to the pump equipment.