One of the key challenges in Pipe Flow Dynamics is to predict the along-hole pressure distribution during the stationary fluid transport.
In many practical cases the stationary pressure distribution can be approximated by Isothermal or Quasi-isothermal homogenous fluid flow model.
Pipeline Flow Pressure Model is addressing this problem with account of the varying pipeline trajectory, gravity effects and fluid friction with pipeline walls.
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Pipeline trajectory | along-pipe stabilised pressure distribution |
along-pipe stabilised flowrate distribution | |
along-pipe stabilised average flow velocity distribution | |
inflow pressure , inflow rate | |
Inner pipe wall roughness | |
flow temperature distribution |
Stationary fluid flow | Isothermal or Quasi-isothermal conditions |
Homogenous fluid flow | Constant cross-section pipe area along hole |
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(see Derivation of Stationary Isothermal Homogenous Pipe Flow Pressure Profile @model )
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correction factor for trajectory deviation |
The first term in defines the hydrostatic column of static fluid while the last term defines the friction losses under fluid movement:
In most practical applications in water producing or water injecting wells the water can be considered as incompressible and friction factor an be assumed constant along-hole ( see Darcy friction factor in water producing/injecting wells ).
Physics / Fluid Dynamics / Pipe Flow Dynamics / Pipe Flow Simulation
[ Darcy friction factor ] [ Darcy friction factor @model ] [ Derivation of Stationary Isothermal Homogenous Pipe Flow Pressure Profile @model ]
[ Homogenous Pipe Flow Temperature Profile @model ]
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