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 | Along-pipe temperature profile | ||
Intake pressure | |||
Intake flowrate | |||
Pipeline trajectory TVDss | Pipe cross-section area | ||
Inner pipe wall roughness |
Stationary flow | Homogenous flow | Isothermal or Quasi-isothermal conditions | Constant cross-section pipe area along hole |
Pressure profile along the pipe | |
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where
mass flux | |
mass flowrate | |
Intake volumetric flowrate | |
Intake fluid density | |
elevation drop along pipe trajectory | |
Darcy friction factor | |
Reynolds number | |
characteristic linear dimension of the pipe |
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Physics / Fluid Dynamics / Pipe Flow Dynamics / Pipe Flow Simulation / Pressure Profile in Stationary Quasi-Isothermal Homogenous Pipe Flow @model
[ Darcy friction factor ] [ Darcy friction factor @model ]
[ Homogenous Pipe Flow Temperature Profile @model ]
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