dc.contributor.author | Kassem, O.M. | |
dc.contributor.author | Abdullah, A.Q. | |
dc.contributor.author | Dol, S.S. | |
dc.contributor.author | Gadala, Mohamed S. | |
dc.contributor.author | ETAL. | |
dc.date.accessioned | 2021-12-22T08:28:03Z | |
dc.date.available | 2021-12-22T08:28:03Z | |
dc.date.issued | 2020-12 | |
dc.identifier.citation | Kassem, O. M., Abdullah, A. Q., Dol, S. S., Gadala, M. S., & Aris, M. S. (2020). CFD Analysis on the Single-Phase Flow Electrical Submersible Pump Performance Curve. Platform: A Journal of Engineering, 4(4), 26-34. | en_US |
dc.identifier.issn | https://myjms.mohe.gov.my/index.php/paje/article/view/11013 | |
dc.identifier.uri | https://dspace.adu.ac.ae/handle/1/1880 | |
dc.description | The electrical submersible pump (ESP) system is a design variation of the centrifugal pump whereby the fluid source is typically located below the discharge datum. It is the second most widely used artificial lift method in the oil and gas industry and the largest (in volume) type of pump produced. In the oil and gas industry, pumps are generally used to boost pressure and to transfer fluids from underground to ground level [1]. However, ESP consists of many parts that are used especially for of shore oil production and it was assembled in a series of stages as shown in Figure 1 that each stage consists of an impeller associated with a diffuser. The impeller connects and rotates with a shaft, which is used to increase the kinetic energy of the f ow and then it leaves the user a stationary part used to change the kinetic energy to potential energy and guide the f ow to the next stage. ESP is known for being highly efficient in working under multi-phase f ow, but the performance curves are significantly degraded under the presence of gas [2]. | en_US |
dc.description.abstract | Most of the industrial fields, especially oil and gas, involve the application of electrical submersible pump (ESP) for flow transport. The pump performance will deteriorate depending on conditions of usage. The main parameters that affect or influence the pump performance curve are pump types, fluid flow rates, gas fractions, the impellers’ geometry, rotational speeds and fluid properties. In this work, the pump performance curve was studied as the governing parameters such as flow rates, meshing elements and turbulence models were varied. A computational fluid dynamics simulation (CFD) was applied and the findings were compared with the manufacturer’s data for single-phase flows. The main purpose was focused on getting the right technique to investigate this problem. The various turbulence CFD models were analysed and sources of errors were explained. The corresponding pump head losses were discussed and the main improvement or the criteria to obtain the highest efficiency were suggested. The results show that the k-epsilon with enhanced wall treatment is the best CFD technique since it produces the most accurate results and the least errors by allowing flexibility in large pressure gradient and rapid changes in flow properties. | en_US |
dc.language.iso | en_US | en_US |
dc.publisher | Public Knowledge Project | en_US |
dc.subject | ESP | en_US |
dc.subject | CFD simulation | en_US |
dc.subject | Head loss | en_US |
dc.subject | Performance curve | en_US |
dc.subject | Turbulence models | en_US |
dc.title | CFD Analysis on the Single-Phase Flow Electrical Submersible Pump Performance Curve | en_US |
dc.title.alternative | Platform: A Journal of Engineering | en_US |
dc.type | Article | en_US |