@article{scholars18034,
             doi = {10.1016/j.ijpvp.2023.105041},
            note = {cited By 8},
          volume = {206},
           title = {Erosion prediction due to micron-sized particles in the multiphase flow of T and Y pipes of oil and gas fields},
         journal = {International Journal of Pressure Vessels and Piping},
            year = {2023},
          author = {Khan, R. and Petru, J. and Seikh, A. H.},
             url = {https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-85166330599&doi=10.1016\%2fj.ijpvp.2023.105041&partnerID=40&md5=483088c7071b76bd8d2d2c6c0c4dcc35},
        keywords = {Computational fluid dynamics; Gas industry; Gas plants; Oil sands; Particle size; Pipelines; Sand; Wear of materials, Discrete phase modeling; Erosion predictions; Erosive wear; Hydrocarbon processing; Micron-sized particles; Minerals processing plants; Oil and gas fields; Pipeline component; T-pipe; Y-pipe, Erosion},
        abstract = {The industrial pipeline components in the hydrocarbon and mineral processing plants may suffer erosion-induced damage and easily causes pipeline failure. This paper investigates a computational fluid dynamics (CFD)-Discrete particle (DP) modeling based on erosion prediction assessment of Tee (T) and Wye (Y) pipe configurations for gas-sand and water-sand flow conditions. The erosion under vertical-horizontal orientation was comprehensively investigated for 90{\^A}o T-pipe, 45{\^A}o Y-pipe, 30{\^A}o Y-pipe, and 15{\^A}o Y-pipe for different particle sizes. Finnie model is employed to evaluate the erosion rate and validated using qualitative and quantitative experimental results for the 90{\^A}o T-pipe. Results manifest that the erosive wear is strongly influenced by the geometric configuration and erodent size. Particle trajectories show that particles in a 90{\^A}o T-pipe tend to impact the junction of the pipe and rebound 2 to 3 times, which leads to a maximum erosion zone. The movement path of sand in the T-pipe is different from those of the Y-pipe, and one particle rebound is observed in the Y-pipe. Furthermore, the maximum erosive wear rate in the 15{\^A}o Y-pipe is 3.36 times smaller than that of the 90{\^A}o T-pipe. {\^A}{\copyright} 2023 Elsevier Ltd}
}