APPLICATION OF CFD IN EROSION-RELATED PREDICTION AND MODEL DEVELOPMENT
Solid particle erosion commonly occurs in the oil and gas industry and can cause severe damage to flow lines and equipment. The design of oil and gas production equipment to withstand erosive conditions and optimize the production rate, while keeping the piping system operating safely, requires a reliable erosion prediction tool. CFD (Computational Fluid Dynamics) has been widely used for solid particle erosion prediction. Many mechanistic models for erosion prediction can also be found in the literature. CFD is a powerful tool for research purposes, while mechanistic models are useful for designers and operators since these models are easier to learn and use. This paper discusses how CFD is utilized to 1) predict erosion; 2) study particle motion in the fluid; and 3) help develop mechanistic models for erosion prediction. Results from the CFD-based erosion prediction procedure for sand and a single carrier fluid (gas/and or liquid/sand) are compared with experimental data Results of the developed mechanistic model are also compared with the same data as well as erosion data due to slug flows. Very good agreement has been observed in all cases considered.
Yongli Zhang Brenton S. McLaury Siamack A. Shirazi Edmund F. Rybicki
Erosion/Corrosion Research Center The University of Tulsa
国际会议
The 3rd World Conference on Safety of Oil and Gas Industry(第三届世界石油天然气工业安全会议 WCOGI 2010)
北京
英文
353-358
2010-09-27（万方平台首次上网日期，不代表论文的发表时间）