TY - JOUR
T1 - CFD Analysis of Pressure Losses and Deposition Velocities in Horizontal Annuli
AU - Sultan, Rasel A.
AU - Rahman, Mohammad Azizur
AU - Rushd, Sayeed
AU - Zendehboudi, Sohrab
AU - Kelessidis, Vassilios C.
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© 2019 Rasel A. Sultan et al.
PY - 2019
Y1 - 2019
N2 - Estimation of pressure losses and deposition velocities is vital in the hydraulic design of annular drill holes in the petroleum industry. The present study investigates the effects of fluid velocity, fluid type, particle size, particle concentration, drill string rotational speed, and eccentricity on pressure losses and settling conditions using computational fluid dynamics (CFD). Eccentricity of the drill pipe is varied in the range of 0-75%, and it rotates about its own axis at 0-150 rpm. The diameter ratio of the simulated drill hole is 0.56. Experimental data confirmed the validity of current CFD model developed using ANSYS 16.2 platform.
AB - Estimation of pressure losses and deposition velocities is vital in the hydraulic design of annular drill holes in the petroleum industry. The present study investigates the effects of fluid velocity, fluid type, particle size, particle concentration, drill string rotational speed, and eccentricity on pressure losses and settling conditions using computational fluid dynamics (CFD). Eccentricity of the drill pipe is varied in the range of 0-75%, and it rotates about its own axis at 0-150 rpm. The diameter ratio of the simulated drill hole is 0.56. Experimental data confirmed the validity of current CFD model developed using ANSYS 16.2 platform.
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U2 - 10.1155/2019/7068989
DO - 10.1155/2019/7068989
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:85062350756
SN - 1687-806X
VL - 2019
JO - International Journal of Chemical Engineering
JF - International Journal of Chemical Engineering
M1 - 7068989
ER -