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COBEM 2019
25th International Congress of Mechanical Engineering
Numerical analysis of the flow multi-phase in a manifold: Modeling and Simulation
Submission Author:
José Ricardo Ferreira Oliveira , MG
Co-Authors:
Hortência Magalhães , Danielle de Lima Vieira, Guilherme Luiz de Oliveira Neto, Tony Herbert Freire de Andrade, Severino Rodrigues de Farias Neto, Jéssica Nascimento, José Ricardo Ferreira Oliveira
Presenter: José Ricardo Ferreira Oliveira
doi://10.26678/ABCM.COBEM2019.COB2019-2359
Abstract
Use of a manifold as a tool for conducting fluids (oil, water, gas) during oil extraction up until surface, has attracted the interest of researchers seeking to optimize oil production by combining the flow and pressure of several wells, in primary processing plants. In this sense, fluid flow dynamics (oil/water/gas) in a manifold were studied numerically. Manifold used consisted of the main branch connected to five perpendicular secondary branches, four pipes coming from the wells and one conduct to lead oil/water/gas streams to the primary processing sector. The mass conservation equations, linear momentum in conjunction with the standard RNG k-e turbulence model were solved with the ANSYS CFX® 15, commercial package. The mixing model was used to treat conservation equations for the present phases (oil/water/ gas). Turbulent, isothermal flow and constant fluid properties were considered. Results, after analysis of the velocity fields, volumetric fraction and mass flow allowed the minimization of water production.
Keywords
oil, manifold, Computational Fluid Dynamic
