Numerical Analysis of Flow Erosion on Sand Discharge Pipe in Nitrogen Drilling

In nitrogen drilling, entrained sand particles in the gas flow may cause erosive wear on metal surfaces and have a significant effect on the operational life of discharge pipelines, especially for elbows. In this paper, computational fluid dynamics (CFD) simulations based code FLUENT is carried out...

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Main Authors: Hongjun Zhu, Yuanhua Lin, Guang Feng, Kuanhai Deng, Xiangwei Kong, Qijun Wang, Dezhi Zeng
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: SAGE Publishing 2013-01-01
Series:Advances in Mechanical Engineering
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1155/2013/952652