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creators_name: Khan, R.
creators_name: Petru, J.
creators_name: Seikh, A.H.
title: Erosion prediction due to micron-sized particles in the multiphase flow of T and Y pipes of oil and gas fields
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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
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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° T-pipe, 45° Y-pipe, 30° Y-pipe, and 15° 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° 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° 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° Y-pipe is 3.36 times smaller than that of the 90° T-pipe. © 2023 Elsevier Ltd
date: 2023
official_url: https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-85166330599&doi=10.1016%2fj.ijpvp.2023.105041&partnerID=40&md5=483088c7071b76bd8d2d2c6c0c4dcc35
id_number: 10.1016/j.ijpvp.2023.105041
full_text_status: none
publication: International Journal of Pressure Vessels and Piping
volume: 206
refereed: TRUE
citation:   Khan, R. and Petru, J. and Seikh, A.H.  (2023) Erosion prediction due to micron-sized particles in the multiphase flow of T and Y pipes of oil and gas fields.  International Journal of Pressure Vessels and Piping, 206.