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RISAffinity Law Modified to Predict the Pump Head Performance for Different Viscosities Using the Morrison Number
Publisher: The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME)
Abstract: The goal of this study is to provide pump users a simple means to predict a pump's performance change due to changing fluid viscosity. During the initial investigation, it has been demonstrated that pump performance can ...
Design of a Compact Dry Cooler With an Aluminum Heat Exchanger Core for a Supercritical CO2 Power Cycle Is Evaluated for a Concentrating Solar Power Application
Publisher: The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME)
Abstract: As the supercritical CO2 power cycle develops and the component technologies mature, there is still a need to reduce the associated capital and operating costs to maintain a competitive levelized cost of electricity (LCOE) ...
Multiphase Flow Performance Prediction Model for Twin-Screw Pump
Publisher: The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME)
Abstract: This study is focused on the development and validation of an analytical model to predict the performance characteristics of multiphase flow twin-screw pump for wide range of operating conditions. A 200 HP, 635 gpm capacity ...
Effect of Leakage Flow Path Wear on Axial Thrust in Downhole Electrical Submersible Pump Unit
Publisher: The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME)
Abstract: Subsea production fluid is quite often characterized by the presence of frac sand, which causes wear within the pump, and alters the performance envelop. One of the design parameters critically affecting reliability is the ...
Development of Modified Affinity Law for Centrifugal Pump to Predict the Effect of Viscosity
Publisher: The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME)
Abstract: The purpose of this research is to investigate the flow behavior inside a mixed flow type pump operating with fluids of different viscosities using computational fluid dynamics (CFD) with the goal to establish additional ...
Predictive Erosion Model for Mixed Flow Centrifugal Pump
Publisher: The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME)
Abstract: Electrical submersible pumps (ESPs) are widely used in upstream oil production. The presence of a low concentration solid phase, particle-laden flow, in the production fluid may cause severe damage in the internal sections ...
Predictive Erosion Model for Mixed Flow Centrifugal Pump
Publisher: American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME)
Abstract: Electrical submersible pumps (ESPs) are widely used in upstream oil production. The presence of a low concentration solid phase, particle-laden flow, in the production fluid may cause severe damage in the internal sections ...
Extending Classical Friction Loss Modeling to Predict the Viscous Performance of Pumping Devices
Publisher: American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME)
Abstract: The affinity law modified for viscosity effects is further extended to include the power input and efficiency. The power input and efficiency data generated using computational fluid dynamics (CFD) are utilized to represent ...
Numerical Study on the First Stage Head Degradation in an Electrical Submersible Pump With Population Balance Model
Publisher: The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME)
Abstract: Based on previous experiment result, an assumption is made to explain the abnormal head degradation in the first stage of an electrical submersible pump (ESP): the bubbles' breaking up and coalescence effect with compressibility ...