One of the key challenges in Pipe Flow Dynamics is to predict the pressure distribution along the pipe during the steady-state 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.
Pressure distribution along the pipe | |
Flow velocity distribution along the pipe |
Fluid temperature at inlet point () | Along-pipe temperature profile | ||
Fluid pressure at inlet point () | Fluid density | ||
Fluid flowrate at inlet point () | |||
Pipeline trajectory TVDss | Pipe cross-section area | ||
Inner pipe wall roughness |
Steady-State flow | Quasi-isothermal flow |
Homogenous flow | Constant cross-section pipe area along hole |
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where
Fluid flowrate at inlet point () | |
Fluid density at inlet point () | |
Fluid density at any point | |
Fluid Compressibility | |
Darcy friction factor | |
Reynolds number in Pipe Flow | |
dynamic viscosity as function of fluid temperature and density | |
Characteristic linear dimension of the pipe |
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Approximations
See also
Physics / Fluid Dynamics / Pipe Flow Dynamics / Pipe Flow Simulation
[ Darcy friction factor ] [ Darcy friction factor @model ] [ Reynolds number in Pipe Flow ] [ Pressure Profile in G-Proxy Pipe Flow @model ]
[ Temperature Profile in Homogenous Pipe Flow @model ]
[ Fluid Compressibility ] [ Fluid Compressibility @model ]
References
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