CFD Analysis of Pressure Losses and Deposition Velocities in Horizontal Annuli

Joint Authors

Sultan, Rasel A.
Rahman, Mohammad Azizur
Rushd, Sayeed
Zendehboudi, Sohrab
Kelessidis, Vassilios C.

Source

International Journal of Chemical Engineering

Issue

Vol. 2019, Issue 2019 (31 Dec. 2019), pp.1-17, 17 p.

Publisher

Hindawi Publishing Corporation

Publication Date

2019-02-03

Country of Publication

Egypt

No. of Pages

17

Abstract EN

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.

American Psychological Association (APA)

Sultan, Rasel A.& Rahman, Mohammad Azizur& Rushd, Sayeed& Zendehboudi, Sohrab& Kelessidis, Vassilios C.. 2019. CFD Analysis of Pressure Losses and Deposition Velocities in Horizontal Annuli. International Journal of Chemical Engineering،Vol. 2019, no. 2019, pp.1-17.
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Modern Language Association (MLA)

Sultan, Rasel A.…[et al.]. CFD Analysis of Pressure Losses and Deposition Velocities in Horizontal Annuli. International Journal of Chemical Engineering No. 2019 (2019), pp.1-17.
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American Medical Association (AMA)

Sultan, Rasel A.& Rahman, Mohammad Azizur& Rushd, Sayeed& Zendehboudi, Sohrab& Kelessidis, Vassilios C.. CFD Analysis of Pressure Losses and Deposition Velocities in Horizontal Annuli. International Journal of Chemical Engineering. 2019. Vol. 2019, no. 2019, pp.1-17.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1158727

Data Type

Journal Articles

Language

English

Notes

Includes bibliographical references

Record ID

BIM-1158727