Erosion and erosion-corrosion of Al-brass alloy: Effects of jet velocity, sand concentration and impingement angle on surface roughness

Effects of jet velocity,sand concentration and impingement angle on the surface roughness of Al-brass alloy were investigated after erosion and erosion?corrosion tests.The tests were performed using a jet impingement rig.The eroded surfaces were characterized using2-D and3-D surface profilometery and scanning electron microscopy(SEM).The results showed that there was an increase in the surface roughness of the erosion?corrosion samples as sand concentration was increased to1,5and10g/L at jet velocities of9,6and3m/s,respectively.However,the surface roughness decreased with a further increase in sand concentration.This decrease in the surface roughness was attributed to the higher work hardening of the surface,rebounding or blanketing effect and very high frequency of the impacts at the higher sand concentrations.The surface roughness increased as the jet velocity increased.The results also showed that the change in the surface roughness with impingement angle was not significant at two jet velocities of3and6m/s.However,at a higher jet velocity of9m/s,formation of ripples on the erosion surfaces at oblique angles resulted in a higher surface roughness as compared with the normal impingement angle.

Experimental study of the critical sand starting velocity of gas-watersand flow in an inclined pipe

The purpose of this paper is to study the critical sand starting velocity and transformation law of flow pattern based on gas-water-sand three-phase flow in an inclined pipe.Firstly,the indoor simulation experiment system of gas-water-sand three-phase flow was used to test the conversion law of flow pattern based upon the different gas void fraction.Secondly,the influence of slug bubbles on sand migration was investigated according to distinctive hole deviation angles,gas void fraction and sand concentration.Finally,the critical sand starting velocity was tested based on dissimilar hole deviation angles,gas void fraction,sand concentration and sand particle size,and then the influence of the abovementioned key parameters on the sand starting velocity was debated based on the force analysis of the sand particles.The experimental results illustrated that when the gas void fraction was less than 5%,it was bubbly flow.When it increased from 5%to 30%,the bubbly flow and slug flow coexisted.When it was between 30%and 50%,the slug flow and agitated flow coexisted.When it reached 50%,it was agitated flow.Providing that the hole deviation angle was 90°,the phenomenon of overall migration and wavelike migration on the surface of sand bed was observed.On the contrary,the phenomenon of rolling and jumping migration was recognized.The critical sand starting velocity was positively correlated with the hole deviation angle and sand particle size,but negatively associated with the gas void fraction and sand concentration.This research can provide a certain reference for sand-starting production in the field of petroleum engineering.

Relationships and Mechanisms of Sand Grain Promotion on Nozzle Cavitation Flow Evolution: A Numerical Simulation Investigation

The objective of this study was to primarily investigate the effects of sand grains with different mean diameters and concentrations on cavitation flow development in a nozzle. One new solid-liquid-vapor three-phase coupling numerical method was presented and a cavitation model was changed to perform numerical simulations. Results indicated that sand grain-pure water-cavitation flow(SG-PW-CF) vapor contents were greater than in pure water-cavitation flow(PW-CF). Sand grains were found to promote cavitation flow development, with the concentration promotion range becoming smaller with increased mean diameter. The mechanisms for these effects were explored and revealed as well. In SG-PW-CF, cavitation nuclei number was greater and tensile stress was also greater than in PW-CF. The maximum and absolute minimum slip velocities and maximum and minimum turbulent kinetic energies of SG-PW-CF were greater than in PW-CF. These effects on SG-PW-CF evolution were large, involving primary factors. The calculated magnitude of the Saffman lift force in SG-PW-CF was small(10^(-2)), with its effects relatively weak and it was thus a secondary factor. Effects of variations of flow fields were more significant than force changes. In SG-PW-CF, variations of a single parameter with the concentration could not reflect the alternating relationships of vapor content with the concentration. Indeed, it was a combination of variations of all parameters.