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Motivation

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One of the key challenges in Pipe Flow Dynamics is to predict the pressure distribution along the pipe during the stationary fluid transport.

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bodyp(l)

Pressure distribution along the pipe

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bodyq(l)

Flowrate distribution along the pipe

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bodyu(l)

Flow velocity distribution along the pipe

Inputs

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bodyT_0

Intake temperature 

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bodyT(l)\rho_0

 Fluid densityAlong-pipe temperature profile 

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bodyp_0

Intake pressure 

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body\

rho(T, p)

mu_0

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bodyq_0

Intake flowrate 

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body

\mu(T, p)
A

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bodyz(l)

Pipeline trajectory TVDss


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body
A
\epsilon
 Inner pipe wall roughnessPipe cross-section area  
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body\theta (l)


Pipeline trajectory inclination,

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body--uriencoded--\displaystyle \cos \theta (l) = \frac%7Bdz%7D%7Bdl%7D

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body\epsilon

Inner pipe wall roughness



Assumptions

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Steady-State flowIsothermal or Quasi-isothermal flow

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body--uriencoded--\displaystyle \frac%7B\partial p%7D%7B\partial t%7D = 0 \rightarrow p(t,l) = p(l)

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body--uriencoded--\displaystyle \frac%7B\partial T%7D%7B\partial t%7D =0 \rightarrow T(t, l)=T(l) _0 = \rm const

Homogenous flow

Constant cross-section pipe area

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bodyA
along hole

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body--uriencoded--\displaystyle \frac%7B\partial p%7D%7B\partial \tau_x%7D =\frac%7B\partial p%7D%7B\partial \tau_y%7D =0 \rightarrow p(\tau_x,\tau_y,l) = p(l)

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bodyA(l) = A = \rm const

Incompressible fluid 

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body\rho(T, p)=\rho_0 = \rm const
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body\mu(T, \rho) =\mu_0 = \rm const


Equations

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Pressure profilePressure gradient profile


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p(l) = p_0 + \rho_0 \, g \, \Delta z(l) - \frac{\rho_0 \, q_0^2 }{2 A^2 d} \, f_0 \, l



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\frac{dp}{dl} = \rho_0 \, g \cos \theta(l) - \frac{\rho_0 \, q_0^2 }{2 A^2 d} \, f_0


Mass FluxMass Flowrate


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j_m = \rho_0 \cdot \sqrt{\frac{2 \, d}{f_0 \, l }} \cdot \sqrt{g \, \Delta z(l) + (p_0 - p)/ \rho_0}



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\dot m = j_m \cdot A = \rho_0 \cdot A \cdot \sqrt{\frac{2 \, d}{f_0 \, l }} \cdot \sqrt{g \, \Delta z(l) + (p_0 - p)/ \rho_s}


 Volumetric Flowrate

Intake Fluid velocity


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q_0 = \dot m / \rho_0 = A \cdot \sqrt{\frac{2 \, d }{ f_0 \, l }} \cdot \sqrt{  g \, \Delta z(l) + (p_0 - p)/ \rho_s }



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u_0 = j_m/ \rho_0 =q_0 / A = \sqrt{\frac{2 \, d }{ f_0 \, l }} \cdot \sqrt{  g \, \Delta z(l) + (p_0 - p)/ \rho_s }


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