Study of Erosion Behavior of Shale-Gas Gathering Pipeline Elbow Based on Fluid–Solid Coupling
Publication: Journal of Pipeline Systems Engineering and Practice
Volume 16, Issue 1
Abstract
The erosion of elbows in shale gas-gathering pipelines is influenced by both internal tensile stress and solid particle erosion. However, scholarly attention to the occurrence of elbow erosion in such pipelines under stress is lacking. To address this gap, this study establishes a numerical model accounting for the two-way coupling between elbows and natural gas under internal pressure while also considering particle erosion under stress. Numerical simulations were conducted to analyze the erosion behavior of elbows under varying gathering pressures, gas flow rates, and particle sizes. The results indicate that the location of maximum stress coincides with the position of the highest erosion rate, suggesting that stress concentration renders the material highly susceptible to erosion. Additionally, an increase in collector pressure exacerbates the impact of stress on the erosion process. Gray-scale correlation analysis subsequently identifies the priority order of factors influencing the maximum erosion rate in the elbow as follows: collector pressure has the highest influence, followed by gas flow rate, and then particle size.
Get full access to this article
View all available purchase options and get full access to this article.
Data Availability Statement
Some or all data, models, or code that support the findings of this study are available from the corresponding author upon reasonable request.
References
Chenbo, F. U. 2018. Improvement of standard turburnt model in plane wakes. Shenzhen, China: Harbin Institute of Technology.
Chu, K. W., S. B. Kuang, Z. Y. Zhou, and A. B. Yu. 2018. “Model A vs. Model B in the modelling of particle-fluid flow.” Powder Technol. 329 (Apr): 47–54. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.powtec.2018.01.058.
Duarte, C. A. R., F. J. de Souza, and V. F. de Souza. 2015. “Numerical investigation of mass loading effects on elbow erosion.” Powder Technol. 283 (Oct): 593–606. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.powtec.2015.06.021.
Hong, B., X. Li, Y. Li, Y. Li, Y. Yu, Y. Wang, J. Gong, and D. Ai. 2021. “Numerical simulation of elbow erosion in shale gas fields under gas-solid two-phase flow.” Energies 14 (13): 3804. https://doi.org/10.3390/en14133804.
Jia, W., Y. Zhang, C. Li, P. Luo, X. Song, Y. Wang, and X. Hu. 2021. “Experimental and numerical simulation of erosion-corrosion of 90 steel elbow in shale gas pipeline.” J. Nat. Gas Sci. Eng. 89 (May): 103871. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jngse.2021.103871.
Jing, L. 2020. Erosion characteristics analysis of sandy pipelines by considering liquid-solid bidirectional coupling effect. Shanxi, China: Northwest A&F Univ.
Kesana, N. R., S. A. Grubb, B. S. McLaury, and S. A. Shirazi. 2013. “Ultrasonic measurement of multiphase flow erosion patterns in a standard elbow.” J. Energy Resour. Technol. 135 (3): 032905. https://doi.org/10.1115/1.4023331.
Kuang, S., M. Zhou, and A. Yu. 2020. “CFD-DEM modelling and simulation of pneumatic conveying: A review.” Powder Technol. 365 (Apr): 186–207. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.powtec.2019.02.011.
Lin, N., H. Lan, Y. Xu, S. Dong, and G. Barber. 2015. “Effect of the gas–solid two-phase flow velocity on elbow erosion.” J. Nat. Gas Sci. Eng. 26 (Sep): 581–586. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jngse.2015.06.054.
Liu, Z., Z. Ji, X. Wu, and Q. Xu. 2016. “Detection on particulate matters in gas pipeline and assessment on separator performance.” Oil Gas Storage Trans. 35 (1): 47–51. https://doi.org/10.6047/j.issn.1000-8241.2016.01.009.
Peng, W., and X. Cao. 2016. “Numerical prediction of erosion distributions and solid particle trajectories in elbows for gas–solid flow.” J. Nat. Gas Sci. Eng. 30 (Mar): 455–470. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jngse.2016.02.008.
Sun, B., J. C. Fan, D. Wen, and Y. Chen. 2015. “An experimental study of slurry erosion involving tensile stress for pressure pipe manifold.” Tribol. Int. 82 (Feb): 280–286. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.triboint.2014.07.025.
Urbanowicz, K., A. Bergant, M. Stosiak, A. Deptuła, and M. Karpenko. 2023. “Navier-Stokes solutions for accelerating pipe flow—A review of analytical models.” Energies 16 (3): 1407. https://doi.org/10.3390/en16031407.
Urbanowicz, K., M. Stosiak, K. Towarnicki, and A. Bergant. 2021. “Theoretical and experimental investigations of transient flow in oil-hydraulic small-diameter pipe system.” Eng. Fail. Anal. 128 (Oct): 105607. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.engfailanal.2021.105607.
Wang, H., Y. Yu, J. Yu, Z. Wang, and H. Li. 2019a. “Development of erosion equation and numerical. simulation methods with the consideration of applied stress.” Tribol. Int. 137 (Sep): 387–404. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.triboint.2019.05.019.
Wang, H., Y. Yu, J. Yu, W. Xu, X. Li, and S. Yu. 2019b. “Numerical simulation of the erosion of pipe bends considering fluid-induced stress and surface scar evolution.” Wear 440 (Dec): 203043. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.wear.2019.203043.
Yang, S., J. Fan, L. Zhang, and B. Sun. 2021a. “Performance prediction of erosion in elbows for slurry flow under high internal pressure.” Tribol. Int. 157 (May): 106879. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.triboint.2021.106879.
Yang, S., L. Zhang, J. Fan, and B. Sun. 2021b. “Experimental study on erosion behavior of fracturing pipeline involving tensile stress and erosion prediction using random forest regression.” J. Nat. Gas Sci. Eng. 87 (Mar): 103760. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jngse.2020.103760.
Yoganandh, J., S. Natarajan, and S. P. K. Babu. 2013. “Erosive wear behavior of nickel-based high alloy white cast iron under mining conditions using Orthogonal Array.” J. Mater. Eng. Perform. 22 (9): 2534–2541. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11665-013-0539-6.
Zeng, L., G. A. Zhang, and X. P. Guo. 2014. “Erosion–corrosion at different locations of X65 carbon steel elbow.” Corros. Sci. 85 (Aug): 318–330. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.corsci.2014.04.045.
Zolfagharnasab, M. H., M. Salimi, H. Zolfagharnasab, H. Alimoradi, M. Shams, and C. Aghanajafi. 2021. “A novel numerical investigation of erosion wear over various 90-degree elbow duct sections.” Powder Technol. 380 (Mar): 1–17. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.powtec.2020.11.059.
Information & Authors
Information
Published In
Journal of Pipeline Systems Engineering and Practice
Volume 16 • Issue 1 • February 2025
Copyright
© 2024 American Society of Civil Engineers.
History
Received: Feb 4, 2024
Accepted: Jun 20, 2024
Published online: Sep 28, 2024
Published in print: Feb 1, 2025
Discussion open until: Feb 28, 2025
ASCE Technical Topics:
- Continuum mechanics
- Coupling
- Energy engineering
- Energy infrastructure
- Engineering fundamentals
- Engineering mechanics
- Erosion
- Flow (fluid dynamics)
- Fluid dynamics
- Fluid mechanics
- Gas flow
- Gas pipelines
- Geology
- Geomechanics
- Geotechnical engineering
- Hydraulic engineering
- Hydrologic engineering
- Infrastructure
- Lifeline systems
- Models (by type)
- Numerical models
- Pipeline systems
- Pipelines
- Piping erosion
- Soil mechanics
- Structural engineering
- Structural members
- Structural systems
- Water and water resources
Authors
Metrics & Citations
Metrics
Citations
Download citation
If you have the appropriate software installed, you can download article citation data to the citation manager of your choice. Simply select your manager software from the list below and click Download.