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Numerical Simulation of the Ice Blocking Problem in Oil Product Pipelines Using FLUENT
Sun Zonglin,Wu Yuguo,Duan Pengfei,Zhang Mengyun,Zhang Xinquan
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      The ice blocking could happen during the process of conveying products oil in the pipeline, because of the low temperature in north China in winter. The pipeline occurred ice blocking, not only oil transport was affected but also unnecessary damage of production was caused, and the potential safety hazard could exist when it became serious. Based on thenumerical simulation software FLUENT, the flow field distribution was calculated around the single and multiple ice blocks in products pipeline which were in different height. The research results showed that increasing with the height of the ice wall, the pressure difference of front and back produced nonlinear changes, the pressure distribution regularities of multiple ice also produced nonlinear changes. In the aspect of velocity, the velocity variation degree of front and back the ice block was relatively stable, but the velocity change process around the ice block was more obviously and layered effect was better, the speed distribution regularities of multiple ice blocks were similar to that of the single ice blocks.
2017, 37 (2): 27-30. DOI: 10.3969/j.issn.1672-6952.2017.02.006