刘翔, 王武昌, 张佳璐, 李玉星, 胡其会, 宁元星, 刘志明. 管道内天然气水合物沉积演化进程数值模拟[J]. 油气储运, 2022, 41(2): 211-218. DOI: 10.6047/j.issn.1000-8241.2022.02.011
引用本文: 刘翔, 王武昌, 张佳璐, 李玉星, 胡其会, 宁元星, 刘志明. 管道内天然气水合物沉积演化进程数值模拟[J]. 油气储运, 2022, 41(2): 211-218. DOI: 10.6047/j.issn.1000-8241.2022.02.011
LIU Xiang, WANG Wuchang, ZHANG Jialu, LI Yuxing, HU Qihui, NING Yuanxing, LIU Zhiming. Numerical simulation on deposition evolution of natural gas hydrate in pipeline[J]. Oil & Gas Storage and Transportation, 2022, 41(2): 211-218. DOI: 10.6047/j.issn.1000-8241.2022.02.011
Citation: LIU Xiang, WANG Wuchang, ZHANG Jialu, LI Yuxing, HU Qihui, NING Yuanxing, LIU Zhiming. Numerical simulation on deposition evolution of natural gas hydrate in pipeline[J]. Oil & Gas Storage and Transportation, 2022, 41(2): 211-218. DOI: 10.6047/j.issn.1000-8241.2022.02.011

管道内天然气水合物沉积演化进程数值模拟

Numerical simulation on deposition evolution of natural gas hydrate in pipeline

  • 摘要: 传统的双欧拉流体模型将水合物颗粒近似为流体相进行两相流动沉积预测,并未考虑流动过程中由相变导致颗粒生成的影响。为了解决该问题,在OpenFoam4.0开源计算软件植入双流体模型、界面面积传输方程、对流换热方程,在考虑水合物颗粒聚并、破碎效率的同时,引入关键的相变源项,根据管内温度场分布实时模拟计算水合物生成量,并在之后的流动沉积过程中加以考虑,而管内沉积层带来的保温效应将反作用于温度场分布,使沉积体出现动态演化过程。数值模拟结果表明:随着管道入口水合物体积分数的增加,水合物首先沉积在圆管顶部,并呈现边缘化及向心生长;随着管壁过冷度增大,水合物生成量持续增加,但水合物最大粒径却存在明显阈值;不同流动模式中,均匀流状态下管内流动状况最为安全。建议未来研究可联合求解水合物气液固三相流动相关参数,以期为深海水合物浆液开采及防治提供技术支持。

     

    Abstract: The traditional Euler-Euler fluid model is to predict the flow and deposition of two phases by approximating the hydrate particles as a fluid phase, but does not consider the effect of particle formation caused by phase change in the flow process. Herein, the Euler-Euler fluid mode, the interfacial area transport equation and the convection equation were implanted into the open source computing software OpenFoam 4.0, and the key phase change source term was introduced with consideration to the hydrate particle aggregation and breakage efficiency. The amount of hydrate formation was calculated in real time according to the temperature field distribution in the pipeline and taken into account in the subsequent flow deposition process. However, the thermal insulation effect brought by the deposition in the pipeline will have an effect on the temperature field distribution, resulting in the dynamic evolution of the deposits. The numerical simulation results show that: the hydrates are firstly deposited on the top of the pipeline with the increase of hydrate volume fraction in the pipeline inlet, showing the trend of marginalization and centripetal growth. More hydrates will be formed in the system as the degree of supercooling increases continuously, but there is an obvious threshold for the maximum particle size. Among different flow modes, it is found that uniform flow is the safest flow condition in the pipeline. It can provide theoretical basis for the exploitation, prevention and control of deep-sea hydrate slurry.

     

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