Summary
This paper calculates minimum flow velocities required to move solid particles in oil and gas process piping and pipelines based on a hydrodynamic model. The results can be applied to sand erosion in oil and gas wells and black powder movement in gas pipelines.
Subject
Piping,
Sand,
Iron sulfides,
Flow velocity,
Solids,
Pipelines,
Iron,
Gas velocity,
Black powder,
Fluids,
Brines,
Pigging,
Oil
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2009
Association for Materials Protection and Performance (AMPP)
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