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Analysis of Dynamics Characteristics of Water Injection Pump through the 2D Finite Element (2D 유한요소 해석을 통한 물 분사 펌프의 동특성 분석)

  • Lee, Jong-Myeong;Kim, Yong-Hwi;Kim, Jun-Ho;Choi, Hyeon-Cheol;Choi, Byeong Keun
    • Transactions of the Korean Society for Noise and Vibration Engineering
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    • v.24 no.6
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    • pp.462-469
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    • 2014
  • After drilling operations at the offshore plant, crude oil is producted under high pressure. After that time, oil recovery is reduced, because the pressure of the pipe inside is low during the secondary produce. At that time injection sea water at the pipe inside through water injection pump that the device increase to recovery. A variety of mathematical analysis during the detailed design analysis was not made through the dynamics characteristic at the domestic company. 2D model has reliability of analysis results for the uncomplicated model. Also element and the node the number of significantly less than in the 3D model. So, the temporal part is very effective. In addition, depending on the quality of mesh 3D is a real model and FEM model occurs error. So, user needs a lot of skill. In this paper, a 2D finite element analysis was performed through the dynamics analysis and the study model was validated.

The Characteristics of Two Phase Flow by Non-Newtonian Fluid for Vertical Up-ward in a Tube (수직 상향유동 배관에서 비뉴톤유체에 의한 2상류의 유동특성)

  • Cha K.O.;Kim J. G.;Che K.S.
    • Journal of the Korean Institute of Gas
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    • v.2 no.4
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    • pp.53-59
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    • 1998
  • Flow pattern of air-water two phase flow depends on the conditions of pressure drop, void fraction, and channel geometry. Drag reduction in the two phase flow can be applied to the transport of crude oil, phase change systems such as chemical reactor, pool and boiling flow, and to present cavitation which occurs in pump impellers. But the research on drag reduction in two phase flow is not intensively investigated. Therefore, experimental investigations have been carried out to analyze the drag reduction produced and void fraction by Co-polymer(A611p) addition in the two phase flow system. We find that the maximum point position of local void friction moves from the wall of the pipe to the center of the pipe when polymer concentration increases. Also we find that the polymer solution changes the characteristics of the two phase flow. And then we predict that it is closely related with the drag reduction.

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A scientific approach to estimate the safe depth of burial of submarine pipelines against wave forces for different marine soil conditions

  • Neelamani, S.;Al-Banaa, K.
    • Ocean Systems Engineering
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    • v.3 no.1
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    • pp.9-34
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    • 2013
  • Submarine pipelines encounter significant wave forces in shallow coastal waters due to the action of waves. In order to reduce such forces (also to protect the pipe against anchors and dropped objects) they are buried below the seabed. The wave force variation due to burial depends on the engineering characteristics of the sub soil like hydraulic conductivity and porosity, apart from the design environmental conditions. For a given wave condition, in certain type of soil, the wave force can reduce drastically with increased burial and in certain other type of soil, it may not. It is hence essential to understand how the wave forces vary in soils of different hydraulic conductivity. Based on physical model study, the wave forces on the buried pipeline model is assessed for a wide range of wave conditions, for different burial depths and for four types of cohesion-less soils, covering hydraulic conductivity in the range of 0.286 to 1.84 mm/s. It is found that for all the four soil types, the horizontal wave force reduces with increase in depth of burial, whereas the vertical force is high for half buried condition. Among the soils, well graded one is better for half buried case, since the least vertical force is experienced for this situation. It is found that uniformly graded and low hydraulic conductivity soil attracts the maximum vertical force for half buried case. A case study analysis is carried out and is reported. The results of this study are useful for submarine buried pipeline design.

Effect of $H_2S$ Partial Pressure and pH of Test Solution on Hydrogen Induced Cracking of High Strength Low Alloy Steels

  • Kim, Wan Keun;Koh, Seong Ung;Kim, Kyoo Young;Yang, Boo Young;Jung, Hwan Kyo
    • Corrosion Science and Technology
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    • v.4 no.6
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    • pp.236-241
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    • 2005
  • Hydrogen induced cracking (HIC) is one of the hydrogen degradation phenomena of linepipe steels caused by $H_2S$ gas in the crude oil or natural gas. However, NACE TM0284-96 standard HIC test method is hard to satisfy the steel requirements for sour service application since it uses more severe environmental conditions than actual conditions. Therefore, in order to use steels effectively, it is required to evaluate HIC resistance of steels in the practical range of environmental severity. In this study, HIC resistance of two high strength low alloy (HSLA) steels being used as line pipe steels was evaluated in various test solutions with different $H_2S$ pressures and pH values. The results showed that the key parameter affecting crack area ratio (CAR) is $H_2S$ partial pressure of test solution when the pH value of test solution is not over 4. Hydrogen diffusivity was not a constant value, but it was rather affected by the hydrogen ion concentration (pH value) in the solution.

The Study on the Drag Reduction for Gas/Liquid Two Phase Flow (기-액(氣-液) 2상유동(二相流動)시 항력(抗力)에 관(關)한 연구(硏究))

  • Cha, K.O.;Oh, Y.K.;Kim, J.G.
    • Journal of ILASS-Korea
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    • v.1 no.3
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    • pp.20-28
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    • 1996
  • It is well known that drag reduction in single phase liquid flow is affected by polymer material, molecular weight, polymer concentration, pipe diameter, and flow velocity. Drag reduction in two phase flow can be applied to the transport of crude oil, phase change system such as chemical reactor, pool and boiling flow, and to present cavitation which occurs in pump impellers. But the research of drag reduction in two phase flow is not sufficient. The purpose of the present work is to evaluate the drag reduction by measuring pressure drop, void fraction whether polymer is added in the horizontal two phase system or not. Experiment has been conducted in a test section with 24 m of the inner diameter and 1,500 mm of the length. The used polymer materials are two kinds of polyacrylamide[PAAM] and co-polymer[A611P]. The polymer concentration was varied with 50, 100 and 200 ppm under the same experimental conditions. Experimental results were shown that the drag is higher reduced by co-polymer rather than polyanylamide.

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A Study on Knowledge Based-AR System for Pipe Maintenance Support in Offshore Structure (해양구조물에서의 파이프정비 지원을 위한 지식기반형 증강현실 시스템에 관한 연구)

  • Kim, Chung-Hyun;Lee, Kyung-Ho;Lee, Jung-Min;Kim, Dea-Seok;Han, Eun-Jung
    • Journal of Ocean Engineering and Technology
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    • v.24 no.1
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    • pp.178-184
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    • 2010
  • Today, there has been a decrease in international shipping because of the weakening in global economies. Therefore, shipowners are thinking more about Floating Production Storage and Offloading (FPSO), which can perform functions related to the transporting, storage, and tracking of crude oil from oil wells. Given the huge expense of these special ships, shipowners require workers who can solve problems quickly and secure sustainable production functions in this age of globalization. Furthermore, it is important to design, construct, and maintain facilities so that a ship remains in operation over a long term. This paper discusses a system that uses knowledge-based AR to help workers improve their understanding and deal with pipeline equipment problems safely. In addition, it displays a 3CAD model and status information for products to improve their recognition on the FPSO that they intend to inspect. At the same time, the system works quickly and offers solutions for dangerous circumstances or malfunctions. It thus helps to maintain the functionality of the FPSO throughout its life-cycle.

Root cause analysis of the abnormal wear on diesel engine crankpin and lubricant contamination (윤활유 오염과 디젤엔진의 크랭크핀 이상마모에 대한 원인 규명)

  • Seo, Jeongwoo;Park, Donghee
    • Journal of Advanced Marine Engineering and Technology
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    • v.38 no.7
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    • pp.854-867
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    • 2014
  • In the circumstance that high oil price state is continued over the world, the investment in crude oil development by oil major is a trend of increasing. Recently the number of delivered drill-ship for 5 years has been sharply increased all over the world and about twice than that of past 30 years. As addition to the increase of the drill-ship demand, the operation of drill-ships which is delivered recently is about 3,000 meters, ultra deep sea, on average and the work area is expending. Accordingly the drilling system including the size and length of pipe for drilling has been bigger and bigger and the power supply equipment for operation system also has large capacity. Unlike merchant vessel, high power and high voltage of diesel generators are required for drill-ship for which the demand for V-type 320 bore of diesel generator has increased. It is on the raised that the importance of lubrication oil cleaning for diesel generator on drill-ship which has longer time for construction, and also long term low load operation is unavoidable during commissioning of equipments. Recently it was reported that engine crankpin was damaged due to the hard contact caused by the abnormal wear down(Cam wear) on crankpin and bearing. The same pattern of wear down was found through the inspection on series vessels and the other vessel under commissioning. The purpose of this paper is to analyze of the wear mechanism based on the observation and theories and objective research from actual cases and to prepare the counter measures to avoid foreseeable damage when the lubricating oil is not properly cleaned.