CFD analysis and calculation models establishment of leakage of natural gas pipeline considering real buried environment
Different from the above ground pipeline, the soil characteristics and ground conditions have a great impact on the risk of leakage accident for buried natural gas pipeline. In this paper, the effects of ground conditions and soil characteristics on methane leakage and diffusion were studied by usin...
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Published in | Energy reports Vol. 8; pp. 3789 - 3808 |
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Main Authors | , , , , , , |
Format | Journal Article |
Language | English |
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Elsevier Ltd
01.11.2022
Elsevier |
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Summary: | Different from the above ground pipeline, the soil characteristics and ground conditions have a great impact on the risk of leakage accident for buried natural gas pipeline. In this paper, the effects of ground conditions and soil characteristics on methane leakage and diffusion were studied by using numerical simulation. The two processes of methane leakage and diffusion, the methane leakage rate and the methane diffusion Early Warning Boundary (EWB) were investigated. Finally, based on the least square method and multiple regression theory, the calculation models of methane leakage rate and EWB were established. The results showed that: Compared with Unhardened Surface Ground (UHSG) condition, Hardened Surface Ground (HSG) increased the distribution of pressure, velocity and methane concentration in soil. The viscous resistance coefficient and inertial resistance coefficient of soil had a great influence on the methane leakage rate, while the ground conditions did not. Both ground conditions and soil characteristics had a certain impact on the EWB of methane diffusion. The average error of methane leakage rate direct calculation model was 4.48%, and the average error of EWB calculation model under HSG and UHSG condition was 3.59% and 7.77% respectively. The methane leakage rate and the EWB calculation models suggest the soil characteristics as independent variables and can provide the rapid calculation of leakage rate and EWB under any soil characteristics without the help of computer iterative solution. The methane leakage rate direct calculation model makes up for the vacancy of calculation method of leakage rate of buried pipeline under different soil characteristics.
•The influence of real buried environment on pipeline leakage accident is studied.•The ground conditions and soil characteristics are studied.•The leakage rate direct calculation model is established.•The calculation models of Early Warning Boundary (EWB) are established.•The study makes up for the vacancy in the calculation method of leakage rate of buried pipeline. |
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ISSN: | 2352-4847 2352-4847 |
DOI: | 10.1016/j.egyr.2022.03.007 |