%J MATEC Web of Conferences
%X This paper presents a modelling and simulation of free floating pig to determine the flow parameters to avoid pig stalling in pigging operation. A free floating spherical shaped pig was design and equipped with necessary sensors to detect leak along the pipeline. The free floating pig does not have internal or external power supply to navigate through the pipeline. Instead, it is being driven by the flowing medium. In order to avoid stalling of the pig, it is essential to conduct simulation to determine the necessary flow parameters for different inclination angles. Accordingly, a pipeline section with inclination of 0°, 15°, 30°, 45°, 60°, 75°, and 90° were modelled and simulated using ANSYS FLUENT 15.0 with water and oil as working medium. For each case, the minimum velocity required to propel the free floating pig through the inclination were determined. In addition, the trajectory of the free floating pig has been visualized in the simulation. © The Authors, published by EDP Sciences, 2016.
%A D.E. Woldemichael
%A F.M. Hashim
%A M. Ovinis
%A W.C. Lee
%A M.H. Bin Mohd Halim
%L scholars6790
%I EDP Sciences
%K Pipelines, External power supplies; Flow parameters; Inclination angles; Minimum velocities; Modelling and simulations; Pigging operations; Pipeline sections; Working medium, Mammals
%O cited By 0; Conference of 3rd International Conference on Mechanics and Mechatronics Research, ICMMR 2016 ; Conference Date: 15 June 2016 Through 17 June 2016; Conference Code:124092
%V 77
%T Modelling and Simulation of Free Floating Pig for Different Pipeline Inclination Angles
%D 2016
%R 10.1051/matecconf/20167702010