Aiming at the periodic characteristics of severe slug flow an experimental study was carried out through the downward?riser system. Based on the experimental data and the variation of pressure in the pipe, the variation rule of the severe slug flow period was analyzed and verified reciprocally with the calculation model results. It turned out that the flow state in the tube would change under different experimental parameters such as the inclination angle of the downdip tube, the gas phase conversion velocity or the liquid phase conversion velocity. The time of the slug eruption and slug reflux was basically changeless on account of the height of the riser was invariant, so the period of severe slugging depends on the time of slug formation and slug outflow stages. And it was mainly affected by the inclination angle of downward riser, gas superficial velocity or liquid superficial velocity.