NUMERICAL SIMULATION ON THE THERMAL AND HYDRAULIC BEHAVIOR OF BATCH PIPELINING CRUDE OILS OF DIFFERENT OUTLET TEMPERATURES

摘要

The periodic thermal and hydraulic behavior of batch pipelining crude oils of different outlet temperatures is studied numerically. A finite volume method combined with a thermal characteristic method was used to discretize the governing equations. The numerical model and computer code were verified by some experimental data. For two kinds of crudes transported in batches, three heating schemes were proposed and evaluated.