Properties of the impacting particles, target materials and environment have a major influence on the mechanism of erosion. Solid particles are injected into the domain through eight cells at the inlet boundary at total mass flow rate of 0. Solid particle erosion spe is a loss of material during repetitive impacts of solid. Pdf evaluation of solid particle erosion equations and. Erosion is a leading cause of failure of oil and gas pipelines and fittings in fluid handling industries. Solid particle erosion water droplet erosion slurry erosion loss of a material exposed to a. The erosion process is characterized by two failure modes, namely intercrystalline fracture and lateral cracking.
Wiederhorn a11ttbddb nationalmeasurementlaboratory centerformaterialsscience nationalbureauofstandards. The multi medium oil coalwater slurry pump wears serious bottleneck with presence of solid coal particles. Effect of particle shape and size on compressibility behavior. Effects of erosion and deposition on particle size. Solid particle erosion resistance and high strain rate.
Particle size analysis sop page 7 particle size analysis standard operating protocol v1. Solid particle erosion1 friction, lubrication, and wear. Pdf on aug 3, 2018, mehmet bagci and others published optimization of solid particle erosion by zrn coating applied fiber reinforced composites by taguchi method find, read and cite all the. Simulation of flow, sediment transport, and sediment. Particle size analysis standard operating protocol v1. Aug 11, 2012 the erosion of schist due to impinging quartz and glass particles is investigated. Solid particle erosion, sand monitoring and transport in. Determination of particle size and size distribution. A workshop on erosion by solid particles focused attention on the status of applicable testing technologies. Erosion definition the loss of material that results from repeated impacts of small, solid particles. A study has been made of the erosion of almost fully dense, finegrained mgo by millimeterscale wc6 wt% co spheres impinging at normal incidence with velocities between 10 and 90 m sec.
Particles size distribution has been obtained experimentally by measuring the sizes of solid. Schmitt jr author see all formats and editions hide other formats and editions. Erosion is a wear process, in which surface damage is caused by the repeated application of high localised stresses. For steel material, and for fully rounded solid particles. We have a wellestablished sand control screen erosion program that originated in the late 1990s. The erosion rate is computed assuming reflecting wall boundary condition. Evaluation of solid particle erosion equations and models. The erosion of ductile metals by solid particle impact. The effects of particle size and size distribution on erosion wear have been analyzed and the applicability of median. Solid particle erosion results in material loss by repeated impact of small solid particles. Prediction of the maximum erosion rate of gassolid two. The processs of erosion corrosion by solid particles occurs in many environments ranging from off shore environments to health care industries. Cfd, erosion, solid particle impact, multiphase flow, turbulence. Pdf on jul 30, 2017, alireza asgharpour and others published experimental and numerical study on solid particle erosion in elbows mounted in series find, read and cite all the research you.
Computer simulation of solid particle erosion request pdf. Solid particle erosion spe is the loss of material that results from repeated. Figure 2a shows erosion rates of samples as a function of particle pressure at 30, 60 and 90 impingement angles. Alloys that combine high hardness and toughness at high strain rates inconel 625. Solid particle erosion performance of a new ultradurable ar. Qmf 21 rev 3 typical erosion problems 22 may 2014 erosion analysis of subsea equipment a case study with high solid loading 12 cfd can tackle any flow geometry but is most typically used to examine the following types of equipment. Effect of solid particle erosion on the aqueous corrosion behaviour of a ti6al4v sheet special issue article pdf available march 2017 with 334 reads how we measure reads.
Solid particle erosion, sand monitoring and transport in oil and gas published on march 6, 2015 march 6, 2015 19 likes 3 comments. Evaluation of solid particle erosion equations and models for oil and gas industry applications conference paper pdf available january 2015 with 2,543 reads how we measure reads. P is the angular velocity of a particle and t is the torque acting on a rotating particle due to the viscous. Particle size distribution controls the threshold between net. At an initial concentration of just 60 mgl, cluster sizes reach 2070. An analysis of solid particle erosion mechanisms iopscience. The experimental setup used to perform the erosion tests is briefly described. The contribution of the cavendish laboratory to the understanding of solid particle erosion mechanisms s. They concluded that the erosion rate for particle size greater than 100 1. The optical transmittance of uncoated silicon is not particularly good 53% over the 35micrometers for a 5mm substrate and normal incidence, polr, room temperature. One window is an image file that shows the outlines and numbers of the particles included.
Wiederhorn a11ttbddb nationalmeasurementlaboratory centerformaterialsscience nationalbureauofstandards january 1979. Estimating erosion in oil and gas pipe line due to. Trees and flow lines chokes general pipe networks cfd can tackle any flow conditions such as. Erosion occurs in equipment with solidgas flow, such as powder conveying. Particle size distribution controls the threshold between. Subsequently, these aggregates assemble themselves into fractal, chainlike clusters.
The erosion rate of a material is dependent on several factors, including target material. Based on vof multiflow model, reynolds stress model and discrete phase model to the continuous phase and dispersed phase, the multi medium erosion and motion trajectory of solid particle the impact progress. Different approaches have been used to control or minimize damage caused by erosion in particulated gassolid or liquidsolid flows. Particle size segregation in inclined chute flow of dry. In this particular case, the eroded surface was completely covered with the erosion debris in the form of flakes or platelets. The evolution of the concentration profiles in the failure zone was obtained by the method of characteristics. Cfd modeling of particulates erosive effect on a commercial.
The abrasive particle used was silicon carbide sic of an. The facture toughness reached a maximum value of 4. Solid particle erosion how is solid particle erosion abbreviated. Conventional models for particle transport in gasoil. Where p is the light detected by the unit, s is the surface area detected, a and b are the bounds. The most severe erosion in terms of water, wind, gravitation, and frost is observed on the loess plateau of china clp kaiser, 2004. Erosion of schist due to solid particle impingement. Solid particle erosion on different metallic materials. Effect of bend radius on magnitude and location of erosion. Swri has a long track record of performing erosion research and testing projects. Pdf effect of solid particle erosion on the aqueous. Effect of particle size on erosion characteristics. Abstract the goal of this work is to provide an evaluation of the uncertainties in the calculation and measurement of erosion caused by solid particles that are entrained in the produced fluids in the oil and gas industry.
Wiederhorn a11ttbddb nationalmeasurementlaboratory centerformaterialsscience nationalbureauofstandards january 1979 interimreport4c 100,u56 781575 c. Evaluation of solid particle erosion equations and models for. Aggregation and sedimentation of aqueous nanoscale zerovalent. The schist shows the features of plastic deformation, and. The average roughness ra in each specimen before testing was 1 m. Solid particle erosion, sand monitoring and transport in oil and gas production published on may 14, 2017 may 14, 2017 6 likes 16 comments. Pdf the present investigation reports about, the solid particle erosion behaviour of randomly oriented short eglass, carbon fibre and solid. Computer simulation of solid particle erosion sciencedirect. Solid particle erosion performance of a new ultradurable. Aggregation and sedimentation of aqueous nanoscale.
Erosion of surfaces by solid particles sciencedirect. Lagrangian particle tracking of spheres and cylinders. Flow induced by a sphere settling in an aging yieldstress. Scanning electron microscopy showed that the damage consisted of a central crater surrounded by an array of intergranular radial andor median andor lateral cracks characteristic of an elasticplastic. Pdf modeling solidparticle erosion of ductile alloys researchgate. The schist shows the features of plastic deformation, and a. Solid particle erosion behavior of nicral2o3zro2 8y. The samples had a rectangular shape with dimensions of 50 x 25 mm2 and 3 mm in thickness. The results showed that the erosion rate first increases but. For mwir only systems it is logical to use silicon as a window or dome material as the natural hardness of the substrate provides good resistance to particle and rain erosion. Oilcoalwater slurry as a new alternative fuel was used on diesel engines. The paper first discusses some aspects of the fluid flow conditions which may lead to erosion and then analyses the mechanism of material removal for ductile and brittle materials. Basic theory of particle size analysis by sedimentation sedimentation of particles in a fluid has long been used to characterise particle size distribution. Solid particle erosion, spe, is a wear process where particles strike against surfaces and promote material loss.
Overview of mechanisms and models for erosion corrosion due to particle impacts. While current suspended load transport models commonly use a single characteristic particle size, the model developed herein demonstrates that particle size distribution is a critical control on the threshold. According to table 2, the inlet mass flow rate of gas is set to 3780 kgs. Erosion of mgo by solid particle impingement at normal. Time dependence of solidparticle impingement erosion of an. Erosion wear of cast iron has been eval uated in a pot tester for narrowsized and i11ultisized particulate sandwater slurries. Solid particle erosion on different metallic materials 65 ground using sic emery paper grade 1200. This surface is dependent on the size of the particle and may be approximated by the equation. The erosion wear resistance of ysz ceramics is worth studying because solid particle erosion is one of the main causes of destroying the materials and apparatuses. Sep 07, 2001 for mwir only systems it is logical to use silicon as a window or dome material as the natural hardness of the substrate provides good resistance to particle and rain erosion. Liquid and solid particle impact erosion paperback january 1, 1979 by george f.
P is particle density and dp is particle diameter, 0. Particle size segregation in inclined chute flow 3 upon concentration gradient with the diffusive coefficient being dependent upon both strain rate and mixture coefficient. Different approaches have been used to control or minimize damage caused by erosion in particulated gas solid or liquid solid flows. Solid particle erosion how is solid particle erosion. Two new windows will pop up after completing the analyze particles fig. The mechanism of erosion is very much dependent on the processes parameters involved. Particle size analysis by sedimentation delft solids solutions. At an initial concentration of just 60 mgl, cluster sizes reach 2070 im in 30 min and rapidly sedimented from solution.
Pdf investigation on solid particle erosion behaviour of. Unlike the solid particle erosion mechanism for ductile materials, there is wide acceptance of the erosion mechanism for brittle material. The effect of velocity on the solid particle erosion rate. Stokes law 1 is used to determine an unknown distribution of spherical particle sizes by measuring. In this paper, 8ysz ceramics reinforced by nicr alloy and al2o3 particles were pressureless sintered at an optimized sintering condition.
It has been suggested that in brittle material, erosion is due to crack formation srinivasan and scattergood, 1988, sundararajan, 1991, kleis and kulu, 2008. Nomenclature a, area of particle m cl cutting characteristic velocity ms dk deformation characteristic velocity ms c, eddy viscosity constant value 0. Simulation of flow, sediment transport, and sediment mobility of the lower coeur dalene river, idaho scienti. Overview of solid particle erosion models for metals. The power exponent for particle velocity effects is 2. A numerical investigation of solid particle erosion. While current suspended load transport models commonly use a single characteristic particle size, the model developed herein demonstrates that particle size distribution is a. Effect of particle shape and size on compressibility. Time dependence of solidparticle impingement erosion of. Pdf a model for solidparticle erosion behavior of ductile alloys is presented. Part i overview of mechanisms and models for erosion.
Effects of particle size and size distribution on estimating. Basic theory of particle size analysis by sedimentation. Particlesize analysis of silts an optical method of. Optimum coating thickness for the protection of zinc sulphide and germanium substrates from solid particle erosion g.
Erosion by solid particle impact is a problem of great practical significance which can result in component failures in, for example, turbines and energy conversion systems. Currently, the settling rate during sedimentation analysis is determined by measuring xray transmission in the liquid at specific heights and time intervals and a particle size distribution based on difference in mass is calculated. Two slurry test rigs are available for testing coupon samples of sand control screens and a largescale flow loop allow for testing fullsize screen assemblies. When a particle hits a brittle surface, it creates lateral and radial cracks. Numerical simulation of erosion and particle motion of. Water droplet erosion and fatigue are industrywide pressing issues and we are very pleased with these initial test results which demonstrate the protection that the hardide cvd coating offers against water droplet and solid particle erosion, dr. Experimentally, one may measure volume loss or weight loss of a material and investigate the erosion mechanism by analyzing worn surface and the erosion condition. During flight a particle carries momentum and kinetic energy, which can be dissipated during impact, due to its interaction with a target surface. Transporting solid particles in oil and gas flow cause erosion damage to the pipeline. Solid particle erosion is a mechanical process that removes material by the impact of solid particles entrained in the flow. Erosion case study by computational fluid dynamics cfd. Air jet erosion tester spec bharat heavy electricals limited. Other researchers have also extensively investigated the particle velocity effect on the solid particle erosion behavior of materials 32,3648.
Solid particle erosion of plasma sprayed ceramic coatings. Ideally, one might hope to combine the relatively good erosion. Chen and li 2003 observed nature of erosion cracks by computer simulation of solid particle erosion of sic target by sharp and round particles. The particle mass is determined by density and particle size. Particle impact velocity 30 ms to 100 ms or if lower velocities are possible the same may be indicated. Nbs publications nbsir781575 erosionbysolidparticle impact a. Development of erosion equations for solid particle and liquid droplet impact. Effect of particle size on erosion characteristics request pdf. Testing on ferrous and nonferrous materials has been widely carried out to study their erosion resistance. The erosion of schist due to impinging quartz and glass particles is investigated. Scanning electron microscopy showed that the damage consisted of a central crater surrounded by an array of intergranular radial andor median andor lateral cracks characteristic of an. These coupon tests allow for systematic testing of. The definition of erosion by the american society for testing and materials is the progressive loss of original material from a solid surface due to the mechanical interaction between that surface and a fluid, a multi component fluid, or impinging liquid or solid particles. Effect of bend radius on magnitude and location of erosion in.
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