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Pipeline Flow Temperature Model is addressing this problem with account of the varying pipeline trajectory, pipeline schematic and heat transfer with the matter around pipeline.


Outputs

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bodyT(t, l)

along-pipe temperature distribution and evolution in time


Inputs

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body--uriencoded--%7B\bf r%7D(l)

pipeline trajectory

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body--uriencoded--%7B\bf r%7D(l) = \%7B x(l), \, y(l), \, z(l) \%7D

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body\rho(T, p)

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bodyA(l)

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body\mu(T, p)

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bodyT_0(t)

intake temperature

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bodyT_{e0}(l)

initial temperature of the medium around the pipeline

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bodyp_0

intake pressure

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bodyc_p(l)

specific heat capacity of the medium around pipeline

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bodyq_0

intake flowrate

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body\lambda_e(l)

thermal conductivity of the medium around pipeline

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bodyU(l)

heat transfer coefficient  based on pipeline schematic




Assumptions

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Equations

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\rho \, c \, \frac{\partial T}{\partial t} = \frac{d}{dl} \, \bigg( \lambda \, \frac{dT}{dl} \bigg)  - \rho \, c \, v \, \frac{dT}{dl} + \frac{2 \lambda}{\lambda_e} \cdot \frac{r_f}{r_w^2} \cdot U \cdot \left[ T_e(t, l, r_w) - T \right]



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\rho_e \, c_e \, \frac{\partial T_e}{\partial t} = \nabla ( \lambda_e \nabla T_e)



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T(t=0, l) = T_{e0}(l)



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T_e(t=0, l, r) = T_{e0}(l)



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T(t, l=0) = T_0(t)



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T_e(t, l, r \rightarrow \infty) = T_{e0}(l)



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2 \pi \, \lambda_e \, r_w \, \frac{\partial T_e}{\partial r} \, \bigg|_{r=r_w} = 2 \pi \, r_f \, U \cdot \left( T_e \, \bigg|_{r=r_w} - T \right)




(see 
Derivation of Stationary Isothermal Homogenous Pipe Flow Pressure Profile @model )

Approximations

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