Abstract
High-pressure and low-temperature conditions for hydrate production are highly prone to occur during deep-water development, which may cause serious hydrate deposition problems. Current studies on hydrate deposition have mainly focused on through-diameter conditions, and relatively few studies have been conducted for reduced-diameter conditions. In this paper, a hydrate deposition model considering hydrate particle-fluid-pipe wall interaction is established based on the adhesion and rebound criteria of hydrate particles. The effects of important parameters on the deposition characteristics of micron-sized hydrate particles are investigated, and the deposition mechanism of hydrate in the reduced-diameter pipe is revealed. The results of the study can provide a valuable reference for the study of hydrate flow assurance in deep water.
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The work was supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (51991363, U21B2069), the CNPC’s Major Science and Technology Projects (ZD2019-184-003), the Major Scientific and Technological Innovation Projects in Shandong Province (2022CXGC020407), and the Natural Science Foundation of Qingdao (23-2-1-95-zyyd-jch).
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Ma, N., He, J., Li, H., Zhang, J., Liu, P., Wang, Z. (2024). Numerical Simulation of Hydrate Particle Deposition in Reduced-Diameter Pipes Based on an Improved Model. In: Sun, B., Sun, J., Wang, Z., Chen, L., Chen, M. (eds) Proceedings of the Fifth International Technical Symposium on Deepwater Oil and Gas Engineering. DWOG-Hyd 2023. Lecture Notes in Civil Engineering, vol 472. Springer, Singapore. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-97-1309-7_23
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