气井零液流量流动模拟实验及模型应用研究

气井零液流量流动是积液气井中一种特殊的流动现象,准确认识零液流量流动规律对于揭示气井积液机理、判断气井积液程度、指导积液气井气举和泡排等排采工艺设计及优化至关重要,但目前缺乏相关深入全面的实验研究和理论模型。为此,文章基于所搭建可视化实验装置开展了零液流量流动实验,建立了零液流量持液率模型和气井井筒积液高度预测方法。结果表明:零液流量流动时存在泡状流、段塞流和搅动流三种流型;油管尺寸一定时,静液柱高度对持液率无影响,其值仅与气流速相关;新建零液流量流动持液率模型与实验误差为仅为3.5%,与实际气井误差为8.7%,能够准确地运用于实际积液气井压力预测。新模型及积液高度预测方法可为现场气井积液程度判断提供理论依据,为实施排采工艺的积液气井提供重要指导作用。

水平井油水两相管流流量和含水率测量方法实验研究

根据水平井测井仪器研制的总体技术方案,研制了流量与含水率测量样机,对样机在室内进行了实验。通过实验结果分析认为,低流量油井的水平井产出剖面测量需要采用集流方式测量,流量响应在各个倾斜角度下具有相同的响应规律,涡轮响应基本不受角度的影响;含水率测量必须采用适应低含水和高含水传感器组合测量,采用电容法和阻抗法是可行的,但流动管道角度的变化对含水率的响应有着一定的影响,含水率的解释需要考虑管道倾斜角度的变化。

滨南油田低渗欠注井酸化增注技术研究与应用

提出了一种针对滨南低渗油田欠注井酸化增注的系统实验研究方法。根据储层特征分析了注污水和重复酸化对地层的损害及对酸化液的选取原则。根据长岩心酸化流动模拟实验进行了酸化工艺参数优选及其评估分析。现场施工证明该酸化液体系适应性较好 ,工艺参数合理 ,能够较好地解除地层中有机物和无机物堵塞 ,提高注水量 ,降低泵注压力 ,在低渗油田注水井中具有推广价值。

专用反循环钻头试验装置及改进设计

为深入研究专用反循环钻头的反循环形成机理,研制了多个试验装置,通过大量室内试验为反循环钻头的结构和气体流道的优化设计提供了试验数据。首先介绍了具有代表性的2个试验装置的结构特点和测试功能,重点分析了它们在结构设计和试验内容方面存在的局限性。根据开发气体钻井用大直径反循环钻头的需要,在改进现有试验装置的基础上研制了"反循环钻头孔底流动模拟实验器",其流体通道结构与钻头在孔底实际工作时的情形基本相同,能够进行的试验内容更加全面。试验结果表明该实验器能够真实模拟反循环钻头孔底流体流动,对新型反循环钻头尤其是气体钻井用大直径反循环钻头的研发具有重要意义。

CFD Simulation and Experimental Validation of Fluid Flow in Pre-distributor

Liquid distributor is a very import intemal for distillation columns. Pre-distributor is usually set on the top of distributor for initial distribution. Fluid flow in pre-distributor is a complex system of variable mass flow with many orifices and sub-branches. Consequently, the two phase modeling of pre-distributors was carried out andthe homogeneous model with free surface model was applied. The numerical method was validated by comparing with experimental data. Using the simulated results for different pre-distributors, the impacts of inflow rate, location and orientation uoon the outflow distribution were investigated. Furthermore, influences of the outflow distribution for pre-distributor on liquid uniformity in trough were also analyzed, The conclusions can De aaoptea for me structural design of liquid distributor and pre-distributor of large scale.

Accurate level set method for simulations of liquid atomization

Computational fluid dynamics is an efficient numerical approach for spray atomization study, but it is challenging to accurately capture the gas-liquid interface. In this work, an accurate conservative level set method is intro- duced to accurately track the gas-liquid interfaces in liquid atomization. To validate the capability of this method, binary drop collision and drop impacting on liquid film are investigated. The results are in good agreement with experiment observations. In addition, primary atomization （swirling sheet atomization） is studied using this method. To the swirling sheet atomization, it is found that Rayleigh-Taylor instability in the azimuthal direction causes the primary breakup of liquid sheet and complex vortex structures are clustered around the rim of the liq- uid sheet. The effects of central gas velocity and liquid-gas density ratio on atomization are also investigated. This work lays a solid foundation for further studvin~ the mechanism of s^rav atomization.

Dynamic simulation of drum level sloshing of heat recovery steam generator

Drum level sloshing is the latest discovery in the application of heat recovery steam generator (HRSG) in combined cycle, and shows certain negative influence on drum level controlling. In order to improve drum level controlling, influence factors on the drum level sloshing were investigated. Firstly, drum sub-modules were developed using the method of modularization modeling, and then the model of drum level sloshing was set up as well. Experiments were carried out on the experimental rig, and the model was validated using the obtained experimental results. Dynamic simulation was made based on the model to get a 3-D graph of drum level sloshing, which shows a vivid procedure of drum level sloshing. The effect of feed-water flow rate, main-steam flow rate and heating quantity on the drum level sloshing was analyzed. The simulation results indicate that the signals with frequency higher than 0.05 Hz are that of drum level sloshing, the signals with frequency of 0.0-0.05 Hz are that of drum level trendy and "false water level", and variation of the feed-water flow rates, main-steam flow rates and heating quantities can change the frequency of drum level sloshing, i.e., the frequency of sloshing increases with the increase of feed-water flow rate, or the decrease of the main-steam flow rate and the heating quantity. This research work is fundamental to improve signal-to-noise ratio of drum level signal and precise controlling of drum level.

Improving the Performance of an Electro-Hydraulic Load-Sensing Proportional Control Valve

The paper deals with the simulation and the experimental verification of the hydraulic behavior of an electro-hydraulic load-sensing proportional control valve. An innovative CAE （computer aided engineering） methodology, developed combining CFD （computational fluid dynamics） simulations with lumped and distributed numerical modeling, is firstly introduced and tailored by comparing the numerical results with measurements coming from an experimental campaign performed for a wide range of pressure loads and metered flow rates. Then, both the reliability and the limits of the numerical approach are highlighted through a detailed numerical vs. experimental comparison, involving the pressure of the main hydraulic lines, the flow rate through the first section and the local compensator displacement. Finally, the CAE methodology has been applied for assessing the internal ducts hydraulic permeability and the local compensator spring pre-load influence on the control valve metering curves. At the end of this analysis, an optimized design configuration, featuring a maximum controlled volumetric flow rate increased of more than 25%, has been proposed.

Internal heat transfer coefficients in microporous media with rarefaction effects

The internal heat transfer of different gases in microporous media was investigated experimentally and numerically.The experimental test section had a sintered bronze porous media with average particle diameters from 11 μm to 225 μm.The Knudsen numbers at the average inlet and outlet pressures of each test section varied from 0.0006 to 0.13 with porosities from 0.16 to 0.38.The particle-to-fluid heat transfer coefficients of air,CO 2 and helium in the microporous media were determined experimentally.The results show that the Nusselt numbers for the internal heat transfer in the microporous media decrease with decreasing the particle diameter,d p,and increasing Knudsen number for the same Reynolds number.For Kn>0.01,the rarefaction affects the internal heat transfer in the microporous media.A Nusselt number correlation was developed that includes the influence of rarefaction.The computational fluid dynamics(CFD) numerical simulation was carried out to do the pore scale simulation of internal heat transfer in the microporous media considering the rarefaction effect.Pore scale three-dimensional numerical simulations were also used to predict the particle-to-fluid heat transfer coefficients.The numerical results without slip-flow and temperature jump effects for Kn<0.01 corresponded well with the experimental data.The numerical results with slip-flow and temperature jump effects for 0.01<Kn<0.13 are lower than the numerical results without rarefaction effects,but closer to the experimental data.The numerical results with rarefaction effects can accurately simulate the unsteady heat transfer in the microporous media.

Calibration of a γ-Re_θ transition model and its application in low-speed flows

The prediction of laminar-turbulent transition in boundary layer is very important for obtaining accurate aerodynamic characteristics with computational fluid dynamic(CFD)tools,because laminar-turbulent transition is directly related to complex flow phenomena in boundary layer and separated flow in space.Unfortunately,the transition effect isn’t included in today’s major CFD tools because of non-local calculations in transition modeling.In this paper,Menter’sγ-Re_θtransition model is calibrated and incorporated into a Reynolds-Averaged Navier-Stokes(RANS)code-Trisonic Platform(TRIP)developed in China Aerodynamic Research and Development Center(CARDC).Based on the experimental data of flat plate from the literature,the empirical correlations involved in the transition model are modified and calibrated numerically.Numerical simulation for low-speed flow of Trapezoidal Wing(Trap Wing)is performed and compared with the corresponding experimental data.It is indicated that theγ-Re_θtransition model can accurately predict the location of separation-induced transition and natural transition in the flow region with moderate pressure gradient.The transition model effectively imporves the simulation accuracy of the boundary layer and aerodynamic characteristics.

Effects of gas compressibility and surface roughness on the flow in microfluidic devices

With the development of the micro-electro-mechanical system (MEMS),the flow characteristics in micro-channels have drawn increasing attention.In this paper,numerical simulations are conducted to investigate the flow characteristics of compressible flow through micro-channels and micronozzles.An improved surface roughness viscosity model is used to simulate the effect of surface roughness on micro-channels flow characteristics.Using this model,better agreements between the computational results and the experimental data are found.The result indicates that the surface roughness is one of the important factors affecting the flow characteristics of gas through micro-channels.The numerical investigation on the expansion channel shows that by using the laminar model that considers surface roughness,the computational results and experimental data are consistent when Re<450,whereas deviation increases when Re>450.Based on the synthetic model with considerations of turbulence viscosity and surface roughness,the numerical results and the experimental data are identical.

Measurement errors and correction of the UAT-2 ultrasonic anemometer

Two kinds of measurement errors have been observed in the recently developed UAT-2 ultrasonic anemometer.One is the flow distortion produced by a"blocking effect",and the other is the angle of attack caused by the vertical misalignment of the instrument.Here,we study these errors and discuss the possible correction methods.Via a wind tunnel experiment and numerical simulation,a 3D calibration matrix was developed to correct the"blocking effect".In the field test,the angle of attack was detected by an inclinometer settled on the reference plane of the anemometer,and the instrumental misalignment or tilt was corrected by a coordinate transformation.The combined use of an inclinometer and the proposed correction method may help find a new approach for vertical velocity correction.