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Investigating their internal flow patterns is crucial for optimizing pipeline design, selecting appropriate equipment, and understanding the sedimentation and migration modes of multiphase flows within annular geometries. In practical engineering applications, the operational conditions of annular flow channels during gas drilling are the most complex, involving parameters such as eccentricity, rotation, surface roughness, and multiphase flow interactions. This study focuses on the flow characteristics of horizontal annular channels under real-world engineering conditions, examining variations in operational parameters. The pressure drop in annular pipelines is influenced by factors such as flow velocity, eccentricity, and rotational speed, exhibiting complex variation patterns. However, previous studies have not fully considered the impact of rough wellbore walls and the interactions among various factors. Employing experimental methods, this research analyzes the pressure drop characteristics within annular geometries. The results reveal that surface roughness significantly affects pressure drop, with the inner pipe\u2019s roughness having a greater impact when the outer pipe surface is rough compared to when it is smooth. An increase in eccentricity substantially reduces pressure drop, with both positive and negative eccentricities demonstrating symmetric pressure drop patterns. Moreover, a significant positive correlation exists between the total rough area of the annular channel and pressure drop. Furthermore, this study establishes a predictive model through dimensional analysis. Unlike existing models, this new model incorporates the influences of both roughness and eccentricity, achieving a prediction accuracy of over 99%. This research confirms the critical role of roughness in annular flow systems and provides practical implications for selecting more reliable pump power equipment in engineering fields.<\/jats:p>","DOI":"10.3390\/sym17101750","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2025,10,16]],"date-time":"2025-10-16T16:33:22Z","timestamp":1760632402000},"page":"1750","update-policy":"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.3390\/mdpi_crossmark_policy","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":0,"title":["Experimental Study and Model Construction on Pressure Drop Characteristics of Horizontal Annulus"],"prefix":"10.3390","volume":"17","author":[{"given":"Yanchao","family":"Sun","sequence":"first","affiliation":[{"name":"Bailie School of Petroleum Engineering, Lanzhou City University, Lanzhou 730070, China"},{"name":"College of Civil Engineering and Mechanics, Lanzhou University, Lanzhou 730000, China"}],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"given":"Gengxin","family":"Shi","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Bailie School of Petroleum Engineering, Lanzhou City University, Lanzhou 730070, China"}],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"given":"Shaokun","family":"Bi","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"School of Petroleum Engineering, China University of Petroleum (East China), Qingdao 266000, China"}],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"given":"Peng","family":"Wang","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Bailie School of Petroleum Engineering, Lanzhou City University, Lanzhou 730070, China"}],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"given":"Panliang","family":"Liu","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"College of Environment and Urban Construction, Lanzhou City University, Lanzhou 730070, China"}],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"given":"Jinxiang","family":"Wang","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"College of Environment and Urban Construction, Lanzhou City University, Lanzhou 730070, China"}],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"given":"Bin","family":"Yang","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Bailie School of Petroleum Engineering, Lanzhou City University, Lanzhou 730070, China"}],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]}],"member":"1968","published-online":{"date-parts":[[2025,10,16]]},"reference":[{"key":"ref_1","doi-asserted-by":"crossref","first-page":"49","DOI":"10.1016\/j.petrol.2017.08.069","article-title":"Hole-cleaning performance comparison of oil-based and water-based drilling fluids","volume":"159","author":"Sayindla","year":"2017","journal-title":"J. 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