LAPSE:2021.0040
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LAPSE:2021.0040
Study on the Law of Diesel Oil Carrying Water in Lanzhou−Chengdu−Chongqing Product Oil Pipeline Based on Large Eddy Simulation
Tao Zhang, Bin Chen, Kun Sun, Wenjie Chang
February 22, 2021
Water accumulation at the bottom of the product oil pipeline will lead to corrosion damage to the pipeline. The study on water carrying laws of refined oil could provide a reference for the safe operation of the pipeline. In this paper, the actual size of Lanzhou−Jiangyou section of Lanzhou−Chengdu−Chongqing pipeline was taken as the pipeline size. The volume of fluid (VOF) model of oil-water two-phase flow based on large eddy simulation (LES) was established. The numerical simulation of the water-carrying behavior of the product oil in the inclined pipeline was carried out. The LES-based two-phase flow model can capture the characteristics of stratified flow, wavy stratified flow, and dispersed flow under various operating conditions. The model was applied to simulate the water carrying process under various oil inlet velocities and the inclined pipe angles. The results show that as the pipeline inclined angle is 10~20° and the oil inlet velocity is 0.66 m/s, the flow patterns in the pipeline mainly include stratified flow and wavy stratified flow. As the oil inlet velocity is 0.88~1.55 m/s, the flow patterns in the pipe are mainly stratified flow, wavy stratified flow, and dispersed flow. As the inclined angle of the pipeline is 30~40°, the flow patterns in the pipeline mainly include stratified flows, wavy stratified flows, and dispersed flows. Finally, with the increase of flow time, water can be carried completely from the pipeline through the oil. With the increase of oil inlet velocity, the water carrying capacity of oil gradually increases. With the increase of pipeline inclination, the water carrying capacity of oil firstly increases and then decreases.
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flow pattern, Lanzhou–Chengdu–Chongqing product oil pipeline, LES, VOF, water carrying capacity of oil
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Zhang T, Chen B, Sun K, Chang W. Study on the Law of Diesel Oil Carrying Water in Lanzhou−Chengdu−Chongqing Product Oil Pipeline Based on Large Eddy Simulation. (2021). LAPSE:2021.0040
Author Affiliations
Zhang T: Petroleum Engineering School, Southwest Petroleum University, Chengdu 610500, China [ORCID]
Chen B: Petroleum Engineering School, Southwest Petroleum University, Chengdu 610500, China [ORCID]
Sun K: Petroleum Engineering School, Southwest Petroleum University, Chengdu 610500, China
Chang W: Petroleum Engineering School, Southwest Petroleum University, Chengdu 610500, China
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Processes
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8
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9
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E1049
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2020
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2020-08-27
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2227-9717
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