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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 steady-state fluid transport.

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Pipeline Flow Pressure Model is addressing this problem with account of the varying pipeline trajectory, gravity effects and fluid friction with pipeline walls.

Outputs

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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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Fluid temperature at inlet point (

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bodyT(l)

Along-pipe temperature profile 

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bodyp_0

Fluid pressure at inlet point (

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body\rho(T, p)

Fluid density 

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bodyq_0

Fluid flowrate  at inlet point (

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body\mu(T, p)

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bodyz(l)

Pipeline trajectory TVDss

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bodyA

Pipe 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 flowQuasi-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)

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


Equations

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\left( \rho(p) -  j_m^2 \cdot c(p)   \right) \cdot  \frac{dp}{dl} = \rho^2(p) \, g \, \cos \theta(l)  - \frac{ j_m^2 }{2 d} \cdot  f(p)



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p(l=0) = p_0




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u(l) = \frac{j_m}{\rho(l)}



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q(l) =A \cdot u(l)


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