Research on erosion wear of high-pressure pipes during hydraulic fracturing slurry flow

Zhang, Jixin; Kang, Jian; Fan, Jun; Gao, Jian

doi:10.1016/j.jlp.2016.07.008

Cited by 36 publications

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“…Zhang et al [92] conducted the experimental and CFD simulation tests on 30CrMo steel. As a erodent was used ceramic proppant with size of 0.300 mm -0.425 mm, solids concentration of 7% vol., impact velocity from 5 m/s to 20 m/s as well as impact angles of 15° -90°.…”

Section: Steelsmentioning

confidence: 99%

An Influence of Factors of Flow Condition, Particle and Material Properties on Slurry Erosion Resistance

Buszko

Krella

2019

Advances in Materials Science

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The degradation of materials due to slurry erosion is the serious problem which occurs in the power industries. The paper presents actual knowledge about an influence of individual factors connected with flow conditions, particles and material properties on the slurry erosion resistance. Among the factors connected with operating conditions, an influence of impact angle, and velocity of impact, particle concertation and liquid temperature have been described. In case of the factors connected with solid particle properties, an influence of the size, shape and hardness have been discussed. In the part devoted to the impact of material properties, due to different types of materials, the issues of resistance to erosion of slurries related to the properties of steel, ceramics and polymers are discussed separately. In the paper has been shown that a change of any of mentioned factors causes a change in the erosion rate due to the synergistic effects that accompany to slurry degradation.

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Section: Steelsmentioning

confidence: 99%

An Influence of Factors of Flow Condition, Particle and Material Properties on Slurry Erosion Resistance

Buszko

Krella

2019

Advances in Materials Science

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“…Zhang et al . [5] investigated the erosion wear mechanism of high-pressure pipes based on its macroscopic features and scanning electron microscope (SEM) at different positions of the pipes for particle diameters of 300–425 µm and found the effects of impact angle and particle velocity on the wear. Araoye [6] investigated the effects of flow parameters and particle size in solid–liquid two-phase flow on the wear of carbon-steel tubes in experiments and numerical simulations for a particle size of 50–400 µm.…”

Section: Introductionmentioning

confidence: 99%

Relationship between wear formation and large-particle motion in a pipe bend

Zhang

Lin

et al. 2019

R. Soc. open sci.

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Fine and large particles flowing through a bend in a pipe move differently and therefore erode the pipe differently. This paper simulates solid–liquid two-phase flow containing large particles in a bend and analyses the relationship between the wear formation and particle motion. Wear experiments are carried out using 3-mm glass bead particles at a mass concentration of 1–15%. At the same time, the flow field and the motion of the granular system are obtained in computational fluid dynamics–discrete element method simulation. The wear formation mechanism is revealed by comparing experiments with numerical simulations. The wear rate of the wall surface increases with the mass concentration, while the marginal growth rate decreases as the mass concentration increases. As the mass concentration increases to a certain value, the degree of wear reaches a maximum and remains unchanged subsequently because of the formation of a particle barrier along the bend wall. The particles near the wall region will bounce forward because of the periodic disturbance flow around particles. The impact of mass bouncing particles causes the formation of the erosion ripple on the test sheet.

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“…Important empirical coefficients for the CFD model were selected and compared with the experimental data set. Zhang et al [ 45 ] conducted both the experimental and CFD work to study the erosion phenomenon in high pressure pipelines (HPP) during fracturing slurry flow. They have studied the failure analysis of high-pressure elbows, material erosion and erosion model establishment by making use of numerical predictions.…”

Section: Investigation and Identification For Slurry Erosion And Cmentioning

confidence: 99%

Strive to Reduce Slurry Erosion and Cavitation in Pumps through Flow Modifications, Design Optimization and Some Other Techniques: Long Term Impact on Process Industry

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Centrifugal pumps are being widely used in various industries for moving fluids that carry solids through pipelines where the need of head and flow rate is not high. Slurry erosion and cavitation are an extremely complex and not yet fully understood phenomenon that occur in centrifugal pumps; however, these undesirable phenomena can be reduced to a certain extent. Appropriate design and development of experiments is required to reasonably predict slurry erosion and cavitation. However, CFD methodology complements analytical solutions and experiments whenever testing of equipment has limitations. The current paper highlights the various slurry erosion and cavitation reduction techniques utilized by different researchers. Economic analysis conducted for a case study relevant to centrifugal pump (CP) usage in Pakistan shows that an 8% enhancement in pump efficiency can reduce the life cycle cost to about 17.6%, which could save up to USD 4281 for a single pump annually in Pakistan.

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Research on erosion wear of high-pressure pipes during hydraulic fracturing slurry flow

Cited by 36 publications

References 12 publications

An Influence of Factors of Flow Condition, Particle and Material Properties on Slurry Erosion Resistance

An Influence of Factors of Flow Condition, Particle and Material Properties on Slurry Erosion Resistance

Relationship between wear formation and large-particle motion in a pipe bend

Strive to Reduce Slurry Erosion and Cavitation in Pumps through Flow Modifications, Design Optimization and Some Other Techniques: Long Term Impact on Process Industry

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