One of the key challenges in Pipe Flow Dynamics is to predict the pressure distribution along the pipe 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.
Outputs
Pressure distribution along the pipe | |
Flow velocity distribution along the pipe |
Intake temperature | Fluid density | ||
Intake pressure | |||
Intake flowrate | |||
Pipeline trajectory TVDss | Inner pipe wall roughness | ||
Steady-State flow | Isothermal |
Homogenous flow | Constant cross-section pipe area along hole |
Incompressible fluid | |
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Pressure profile | Pressure gradient profile | ||
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Mass Flux | Mass Flowrate | ||
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where
Intake mass flux | |
mass flowrate | |
Intake Fluid velocity | |
elevation drop along pipe trajectory | |
Darcy friction factor at intake point | |
Reynolds number at intake point | |
characteristic linear dimension of the pipe |
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The first term in the right side of 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, water can be considered as incompressible and friction factor can be assumed constant along-hole ( see Darcy friction factor in water producing/injecting wells ).
See also
Physics / Fluid Dynamics / Pipe Flow Dynamics / Pipe Flow Simulation / Pressure Profile in Homogeneous Quasi-Isothermal Steady-State Pipe Flow @model
[ Pressure Profile in Incompressible Quasi-Isothermal Proxy Pipe Flow @model ]
[ Darcy friction factor ] [ Darcy friction factor @model ]
[ Homogenous Pipe Flow Temperature Profile @model ]
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