Zhuo Chen^1,*, Ningning Wang², Wenbo Jin³, Dui Li¹

Energy Engineering, Vol.121, No.4, pp. 1007-1026, 2024, DOI:10.32604/ee.2023.045270 - 26 March 2024

Abstract A hard problem that hinders the movement of waxy crude oil is wax deposition in oil pipelines. To ensure the safe operation of crude oil pipelines, an accurate model must be developed to predict the rate of wax deposition in crude oil pipelines. Aiming at the shortcomings of the ENN prediction model, which easily falls into the local minimum value and weak generalization ability in the implementation process, an optimized ENN prediction model based on the IRSA is proposed. The validity of the new model was confirmed by the accurate prediction of two sets of… More > Graphic Abstract

Thaer Al-Jadir^1,*, Laith S. Sabri², Wafaa A. Kadhim³, Saja Mohsen Alardhi³, Raheek I. Ibrahim⁴

FDMP-Fluid Dynamics & Materials Processing, Vol.19, No.8, pp. 2067-2081, 2023, DOI:10.32604/fdmp.2023.027156 - 04 April 2023

Abstract Graphene flakes (GF) have been prepared and assessed as a material for improving flow in oil pipelines under the effect of an electric field. In particular, different amounts of GFs have been considered in order to determine the optimal flow conditions. The GFs were prepared from graphite foam, derived from the dehydration of sugar with a particle size of 500–600 μm, which was dispersed in ethanol and exfoliated in a ball mill under a shear force. After 15 h of exfoliation, sonication, and subsequent high-speed centrifugation at 3000 rpm, irregular-shaped GFs of 50–140 nm were produced and characterized… More > Graphic Abstract

Yang Yang^1,2,*, Pengfei Zheng^3,4, Fanru Zeng⁵, Peng Xin⁶, Guoxi He¹, Kexi Liao¹

CMES-Computer Modeling in Engineering & Sciences, Vol.134, No.1, pp. 267-291, 2023, DOI:10.32604/cmes.2022.020220 - 24 August 2022

Abstract Accurate prediction of the internal corrosion rates of oil and gas pipelines could be an effective way to prevent pipeline leaks. In this study, a proposed framework for predicting corrosion rates under a small sample of metal corrosion data in the laboratory was developed to provide a new perspective on how to solve the problem of pipeline corrosion under the condition of insufficient real samples. This approach employed the bagging algorithm to construct a strong learner by integrating several KNN learners. A total of 99 data were collected and split into training and test set More >

Wenpeng Guo^1,2, Yongtu Liang^1,*

Energy Engineering, Vol.119, No.5, pp. 2049-2064, 2022, DOI:10.32604/ee.2022.019526 - 21 July 2022

Abstract In this paper, the transportation economy of two heated crude oil pipelines laid in one ditch is analyzed by taking into account the influence of operating temperature, interval between two pipelines, and distance between two heating stations on the heating energy consumption. To analyze the transportation economy, the two heated crude oil pipelines laid in one ditch are simulated under four operating conditions based on an unstructured finite volume method. Compared with laying two crude oil pipelines separately in two ditches, the results attest notably higher soil temperature, meaning reduced heat dissipation of each pipeline… More >

Xiaohua Chen^1,*, Caifu Lan¹, Honghao Zheng², Wang Li¹, Chao Zhao¹, Wenjun Dang³

Energy Engineering, Vol.119, No.4, pp. 1439-1452, 2022, DOI:10.32604/ee.2022.018208 - 23 May 2022

Abstract For oil pipeline in mountain areas, high hydrostatic pressure in the pipeline may cause error-opening of pressure relief valves, and oil is discharged from the pipeline to the pressure relief tanks, bringing spilling-over risk of the pressure relief tanks. Therefore, simulating the error-opening situations of the pressure relief valves and investigating the oil discharge process are necessary for checking the possibility of the spilling-over accident and then proposing measures to improve the pressure relief system. This research focuses on a continuous undulating oil pipeline with large elevation difference and a station along this pipeline, which… More >

Shihao Fan, Mingliang Chang^*, Shouxi Wang, Qing Quan, Yong Wang, Dan Li

CMES-Computer Modeling in Engineering & Sciences, Vol.124, No.1, pp. 45-59, 2020, DOI:10.32604/cmes.2020.08973 - 19 June 2020

Abstract It is important to determine the insulation thickness in the design of the buried hot oil pipelines. The economic thickness of the insulation layer not only meets the needs of the project but also maximizes the investment and environmental benefits. However, as a significant evaluation, the environmental factors haven’t been considered in the previous study. Considering this factor, the mathematical model of economic insulation thickness of the buried hot oil pipelines is built in this paper, which is solved by the golden section method while considering the costs of investment, operation, environment, the time value… More >

Rongge Xiao^a , Yue Zhu^b,*, Wenbo Jin^a , Zheng Dai^a , Shifang Li^a , Fan Zhang^c

Frontiers in Heat and Mass Transfer, Vol.12, pp. 1-6, 2019, DOI:10.5098/hmt.12.28

Abstract In order to accurately obtain the wax deposition rate model, according to the kinetic principle of wax deposition, several factors affecting the wax deposition rate were selected, and by a optimization software of First Optimization(1stOpt), The parameters of two typical wax deposition rate models are solved respectively based on optimization algorithm combined by Levenberg-Marquardt (L-M) algorithm and global optimization and the calculated data were compared. The results show that: compared with the model parameters obtained by least squares method, the model parameters obtained by this optimization algorithm can describe the variation of wax deposition rate… More >

Dingqian Ding^1,2, Yongtu Liang^1,*, Yansong Li^1,3, Jianfei Sun¹, Dong Han¹, Jing Liu⁴

CMES-Computer Modeling in Engineering & Sciences, Vol.121, No.1, pp. 273-290, 2019, DOI:10.32604/cmes.2019.07228

Abstract The solid particle impurities generated by pipe wall corrosion might deposit at the elbow of hilly pipelines during the production shutdown of oil pipelines. These solid particle impurities will seriously affect the safety of the pipeline operation and the quality of the petroleum products. Thus, it is necessary to study the methods of removing these trapped particles from pipelines. At present, the most common way to remove these solid particle impurities is pigging oil pipelines periodically by utilizing the mechanical pigging method, while the frequent pigging operation will increase the cost and risk of pipeline… More >

Zihua Zhao¹, Yu Zhou, Zheng Zhang, Qunpeng Zhong

Structural Durability & Health Monitoring, Vol.6, No.2, pp. 101-112, 2010, DOI:10.3970/sdhm.2010.006.101

Abstract Annex H"Safety assessment method for straight pressure pipeline with local thinning area" of "Safety assessment for in-service pressure vessels containing defects"(GB/T 19426-2004) is briefly introduced. The maximum allowable hanging (unsupported) length of straight pressure pipeline with a local thinning area (LTA) is then determined by using this assessment method. This is the first time that the assessment method has been applied to the long-distance oil pipeline. As a typical case, we have analyzed a length of straight pressure pipeline with LTA and gave the relationship of maximum allowable unsupported length, operating pressure and the depth More >