Hydrodynamic Study of Oil Leakage in Pipeline via CFD. (18th November 2014)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: de Vasconcellos Araújo, Morgana; de Farias Neto, Severino Rodrigues; de Lima, Antonio Gilson Barbosa; Daylane Tavares de Luna, Flávia
• Other Names: Yu Bo Academic Editor.
• Is Part Of: Advances in mechanical engineering. Volume 2014(2014)
• Publication Date: 2014-11-18
• Subjects: Mechanical engineering -- Periodicals; 621.05
• DOI: 10.1155/2014/170178
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 1687-8132

Abstract

Abstract : This paper describes the transient dynamics behavior of oil flow in a pipe with the presence of one or two leaks through fluid dynamics simulations using the Ansys CFX commercial software. The pipe section is three-dimensional with a pipe length of 10 m, a pipe diameter of 20 cm, and leak diameter of 1.6 mm. The interest of this work is to evaluate the influence of the flow velocity, and the number and position of leaks on the transient pressure behavior. These new data may provide support for more efficient detection systems. Thus, this work intends to contribute to the development of tools of operations in oil and gas industry.