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RISA CFD Based Correlation for Erosion Factor for Long-Radius Elbows and Bends
Publisher: The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME)
Abstract: A model for predicting sand erosion in 90 degree elbows and bends has been developed based on computational fluid dynamics (CFD), particle tracking and erosion data. After the flow field was ...
Numerical Simulation of Drag Reducing Turbulent Flow in Annular Conduits
Publisher: The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME)
Abstract: Inadequate transport of rock cuttings during drilling of oil and gas wells can cause major problems such as excessive torque, difficulty to maintain the desired orientation of the drill string, ...
Local Velocity Measurements and Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD) Simulations of Swirling Flow in a Cylindrical Cyclone Separator
Publisher: The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME)
Abstract: Local measurements and 3D CFD simulations in gas-liquid cylindrical cyclone separators are scarce. The main objective of this study is to conduct local measurements and 3D CFD simulations to ...
An Alternate Method to API RP 14E for Predicting Solids Erosion in Multiphase Flow
Publisher: The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME)
Abstract: One commonly used method for determining oil and gas production velocities is to limit production rates based on the American Petroleum Institute Recommended Practice 14E (API RP 14E). This ...
Effect of the Inlet Geometry on the Flow in a Cylindrical Cyclone Separator
Publisher: The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME)
Abstract: The use of Gas-Liquid Cylindrical Cyclone (GLLC© ) separators for gas-liquid separation is a new technology for oil and gas industry. Consequently, it is important to understand the flow ...
Improvements of Particle Near-Wall Velocity and Erosion Predictions Using a Commercial CFD Code
Publisher: The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME)
Abstract: The determination of a representative particle impacting velocity is an important component in calculating solid particle erosion inside pipe geometry. Currently, most commercial computational fluid ...
Prediction of Solid Particle Erosive Wear of Elbows in Multiphase Annular Flow-Model Development and Experimental Validations
Publisher: The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME)
Abstract: Erosion damage in the pipe wall due to solid particle impact can cause severe problems in fluid handling industries. Repeated impact of the suspended small solid particles to the inner wall ...
Effect of Entrance Shape on Erosion in the Throat of Chokes
Publisher: The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME)
Abstract: Erosion is a complex phenomenon that depends on many factors such as fluid properties, solid particle properties, flow stream velocity, flow geometry, and type of metal. Flow modeling and ...
A Comprehensive Procedure to Estimate Erosion in Elbows for Gas/Liquid/Sand Multiphase Flow
Publisher: The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME)
Abstract: A comprehensive procedure that combines mechanistic analysis and numerical simulation approaches is proposed to estimate the erosion in elbows for gas/liquid/sand particle multiphase flow systems. ...
Modeling Solid Particle Erosion in Elbows and Plugged Tees
Publisher: The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME)
Abstract: Predicted erosion patterns on the surface of a pipe fitting can now be obtained using a technique implemented into a computational fluid dynamics (CFD) code. This comprehensive erosion prediction ...