Dingqian Ding1,2, Yongtu Liang1,*, Yansong Li1,3, 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 >