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[Myrka]

Moorea9

Yes, the liquid in a pipe has always the same flow (volume/unit of time) because all liquids are (almost) incompressible and they have integrity (no empty space, no void). SO : if a portion of the liquid "wants" to go faster (in and just after the AOT), it is "pulling" the liquid upstream, and "pushing" the liquid downstream, so that there is never a void in the tube.

I thought long and hard about the possibility that a slug of oil in the middle of a pipeline with lower viscosity, could because of it's lower viscosity increase the flow rate by pulling untreated oil up line and pushing untreated oil down line.
I am sorry, it is wishful thinking but not possible.
I have to admire your perseverance 'Alkaline', you should study fluid mechanics, you have a very inquisitive mind.
Read my previous posts, pick up a book on fluid mechanics; you will eventually agree with my conclusions.
My background: I studied fluid mechanics at University a requirement for my degree in Engineering. I worked 7 years with the Institute of Sedimentary and Petroleum geology and another thirty years managing 40 dams and 36 reservoirs using mathematical flow routing, optimization and risk management models.