DocumentCode
3353138
Title
Numerical analysis of flow characteristics for elbow of a oil pipelines paper title
Author
Lu, Xiaoyang ; Tang, Bingtao ; Ma, Zhongquan ; Chen, Shiying ; Zhao, Xiaowei ; Lu, Xiaoli
Author_Institution
Inst. of Eng. Mech., Shandong Jianzhu Univ., Jinan, China
fYear
2010
fDate
26-28 June 2010
Firstpage
2415
Lastpage
2418
Abstract
With Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD) software FLUENT, the flow characteristics of an elbow of the West-east oil pipelines was analyzed. The results of the velocity vector-graph and fluid pressure distribution of the elbow were also obtained. The distribution of fluid pressure on elbow wall was found. Furthermore, the secondary flow can be precisely predicted with the proposed procedures. The analysis results provide mechanics analysis foundation for improvement of strength design and processing technic of elbow.
Keywords
Computational fluid dynamics; Elbow; Mathematical model; Navier-Stokes equations; Numerical analysis; Numerical simulation; Petroleum; Pipelines; Stress; Viscosity; elbow; flow velocity field; pressure distribution; secondary flow phenomenon;
fLanguage
English
Publisher
ieee
Conference_Titel
Mechanic Automation and Control Engineering (MACE), 2010 International Conference on
Conference_Location
Wuhan, China
Print_ISBN
978-1-4244-7737-1
Type
conf
DOI
10.1109/MACE.2010.5535869
Filename
5535869
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