• Interaction and multiscale mechanics
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• 제4권4호
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• pp.291-311
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• 2011

To simulate the self excited torsional vibrations of rotating drill strings (DSs) in vertical bore-holes, the nonlinear wave models of homogeneous and sectional torsional pendulums are formulated. The stated problem is shown to be of singularly perturbed type because the coefficient appearing before the second derivative of the constitutive nonlinear differential equation is small. The diapasons ${\omega}_b\leq{\omega}\leq{\omega}_l$ of angular velocity ${\omega}$ of the DS rotation are found, where the torsional auto-oscillations (of limit cycles) of the DS bit are generated. The variation of the limit cycle states, i.e. birth (${\omega}={\omega}_b$), evolution (${\omega}_b<{\omega}<{\omega}_l$) and loss (${\omega}={\omega}_l$), with the increase in angular velocity ${\omega}$ is analyzed. It is observed that firstly, at birth state of bifurcation of the limit cycle, the auto-oscillation generated proceeds in the regime of fast and slow motions (multiscale motion) with very small amplitude and it has a relaxation mode with nearly discontinuous angular velocities of elastic twisting. The vibration amplitude increases as ${\omega}$ increases, and then it decreases as ${\omega}$ approaches ${\omega}_l$. Sectional drill strings are also considered, and the conditions of the solution at the point of the upper and lower section joints are deduced. Besides, the peculiarities of the auto-oscillations of the sectional DSs are discussed.

• Interaction and multiscale mechanics
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• 제4권1호
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• pp.1-16
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• 2011

The inverse problem about the theoretical analysis of a drill string bending in a channel of an inclined bore-hole with localized geometrical imperfections is studied. The system of ordinary differential equations is first derived based on the theory of curvilinear flexible elastic rods. One can then use these equations to investigate the quasi-static effects of the drill string bending that may occur in the process of raising, lowering and rotation of the string inside the bore-hole. The method for numerical solution of the constructed equations is described. With the proposed method, the phenomenon of the drill column movement, its contact interaction with the bore-hole surface, and the frictional seizure can be simulated for different combinations of velocities, directions of rotation and axial motion of the string. Geometrical imperfections in the shape of localized smoothed breaks of the bore-hole axis line are considered. Some numerical examples are presented to illustrate the applicability of the method proposed.

• Geomechanics and Engineering
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• 제28권1호
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• pp.25-33
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• 2022

The energy transferred on drill rods by dynamic impact mainly determines the penetration depth for in-situ tests. In this study, the dynamic response and transferred energy of drill rods are determined from the frequency of the stress waves. AW-type drill rods of lengths 1 to 3 m are prepared, and strain gauges and an accelerometer are installed at the head and tip of the connected rods. The drill rods are hung on strings, allowing free vibration, and then impacted by a pendulum hammer with fixed potential energy. Increasing the rod length L increases the wave roundtrip time (2L/c, where c is the wave velocity), and hence the transferred energy at the rod head. At the rod tip, the first velocity peak is higher than the first force peak because a large and tensile stress wave is reflected, and the transferred energy converges to zero. The resonant frequency increases with rod length in the waveforms measured by the strain gauges, and fluctuates in the waveforms measured by the accelerometer. In addition, the dynamic response and transferred energy are perturbed when the cutoff frequency is lower than 2 kHz. This study implies that the resonant frequency should be considered for the interpretation of transferred energy on drill rods.

• Structural Engineering and Mechanics
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• 제49권4호
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• pp.427-448
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• 2014

At present, the time of easy oil and gas is over. Now, the largest part of fossil fuels is concentrated in the deepest levels of tectonic structures and in the sea shelves. One of the most cumbersome operations of their extraction is the bore-hole drilling. In connection with austere tectonic and climate conditions, their drivage every so often is associated with great and diversified technological difficulties causing emergencies on frequent occasions. As a rule, they are linked with drill string accidents. A key role in prediction of these situations should play methods of theoretical modelling. For this reason, there is a growing need for development and implementation of new numerical methods for computer simulation of critical and post-critical behavior of drill strings (DSs). In this paper, the processes of non-linear deforming of a DS in cylindrical cavity of a deep bore-hole are considered. On the basis of the theory of curvilinear flexible rods, non-linear constitutive differential equations are deduced. The effects of the longitudinal non-uniform preloading, action of torque and interaction between the DS and the bore-hole surface are taken into account. Owing to the use of curvilinear coordinates in the constraining cylindrical surface and a specially chosen concomitant reference frame, it became possible to separate the desired variables and to reduce the total order of the equation system. To solve it, the method of continuation the solution by parameter and the transfer matrix technique are applied. As a result of the completed numerical analysis, the critical states of the DS loading in the cylindrical channels of inclined bore-holes are found. It is shown that the modes of the post-critical deforming of the DS are associated with its irregular spiral curving prevailing in the zone of bottom-hole-assembly. The possibility of invariant state generation during post-critical deforming is established, condition of its bifurcation is formulated. It is shown that infinite variety of loads can correspond to one geometrical configuration of the DS. They differ each from other by contact force functions.

• 자원환경지질
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• 제49권6호
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• pp.479-490
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• 2016

해저 착저식 시추 시스템은 해저 광물자원 시추를 위해 최근 들어 사용이 증가하고 있는 시추 시스템이다. 2016년 3월 일본 근해에서 수행된 해저 착저식 시추 시스템 실해역 테스트의 과정, 결과 및 착저식 시추 기술과 관련된 국제동향을 보고한다. 해저 착저식 시추기는 선상 탑재식 시추기와 비교하여 1000~3000 m 사이 수심의 좁은 면적에 산재하여 분포하는 광체를 100 m 내외의 깊이로 시추하는데 유리한 시추 시스템이다. 해저 착저식 시추 시스템은 시추에 필요한 동력, 시추로드 및 코어베럴 등을 착저식 시추기에 장착한 후 해저 착저를 시켜 시추를 수행한다. 시추 시 획득되는 암추 시료는 시추기와 함께 회수한다. 본 실해역 시험 시추에서 회수된 시료는 모두 현무암으로, 시추 시료 회수율은 약 55%를 보인다. 그러나 현무암 보다 연약한 열수 광체를 시추 할 경우 이보다 회수율이 낮을 것으로 판단된다. 회수율을 높이기 위해 전통적인 암추 시료 회수 방법에 부가하여 무암추 시료 회수 방법을 이용하기도 하며, 최근에는 보다 안정적인 무암추 시료 회수를 위해 reverse circulation 방법 적용이 고려되고 있다. 착저 방식에 있어서 세 개 및 네 개의 다리를 이용하여 착저하는 방법이 경쟁하고 있으나, 더 많은 시추 결과를 통해 해저 착저에 유리한 방안을 고려하여야 한다.