Gas–Solid Erosion Wear Characteristics of Elbow Pipe With Corrosion Defects

2021 ◽  
Vol 143 (5) ◽  
Author(s):  
Jie Zhang ◽  
Hao Zhang ◽  
Xiaohua Chen ◽  
Chunyu Yu

Abstract Corrosion and erosion are the main factors of pipes failure. Erosion wear characteristics of elbow pipe with corrosion defect are investigated in this paper. Initially, the erosion result of nondefect elbow pipe is calculated and compared to elbow pipe with corrosion defect. An elliptical erosion area with a V-shaped dent occurs at the extrados due to the particles' impact. The uniform corrosion defects change the structure of the pipe's inner surface. Therefore, the defect areas are more prone to be impacted by particles and then more severe erosion occurs. The maximum erosion rates of corrosion defect and noncorrosion area synchronously reach the maximum value as the corrosion defect located at 55 deg. The larger the particle mass flow rate is, the more severe the elbow pipe erosion is. As the flow rate increases, erosion rates of corrosion area and noncorrosion area increase, while the maximum erosion rate of corrosion area occurs at 55 deg. Structural parameters of corrosion defects affect the erosion. As the distance between two corrosion defects increases, the maximum erosion rate of lower corrosion defect increases. Considering the location, structure, and number of corrosion defect, a larger corrosion defect located in the middle of extrados has a worse effect on elbow pipe safety.

2016 ◽  
Vol 68 (1) ◽  
pp. 134-140 ◽  
Author(s):  
Mehmet Bagci ◽  
Huseyin Imrek

Purpose – This study aims to examine solid particle erosion behavior of novel hybrid composite materials where borax (B2O3) particles (∼150 μm) were added to glass fabric and epoxy resin at an amount of 15 and 30 per cent. Design/methodology/approach – The tests that involved slightly rounded and irregular Al2O3 particles having two erodent sizes (200, 400 μm) were conducted at these operational conditions; namely, three impact velocities (23, 34, 53 m/s), two fabric directions (0/90/0, 45/−45/45) and three impingement angles (30°, 60°, 90°). In addition, the design of experiments, which utilizes Taguchi’s robust orthogonal arrays approach, was used and an optimum parameter combination was established, which had a minimum erosion rate. Moreover, scanning electron microscope and X-ray diffraction views show the visual effect of filler material. Findings – All test specimens regardless of their dissimilar characteristics displayed maximum erosion rate at 30° impingement angle. Test specimens with 45/−45/45 fabric direction are more wear-resistant than their counterparts with 0/90/0 fabric direction. The erosion wear of glass fabric reinforced epoxy (GF/EP) composites whose matrix had 15 per cent addition of borax particles was higher than that of neat GF/EP composites. In addition, new composite material formed by including borax particles at a rate of 30 per cent of resin leads to a reduction in erosion rates. Originality/value – While fabric-reinforced polymers take place in most of the studies conducted on erosive wear of composites, studies involving erosion on composites with filler materials can hardly be encountered.


Materials ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 12 (3) ◽  
pp. 358 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jiarui Cheng ◽  
Zhen Li ◽  
Ningsheng Zhang ◽  
Yihua Dou ◽  
Lu Cui

To study the erosion–corrosion characteristics of TP140 casing steel and 13Cr tubing steel in oil fields, we performed gas–solid and liquid–solid jet flow experiments to control particle addition, jet angle, and flow velocity and measure erosion and corrosion components. Meanwhile, we used a standard three-electrode system to study the changes in electrochemical parameters on a metal surface in a two-phase flow containing 2 wt % NaCl. Results showed that erosion is mainly dominated by the flow velocities and impact angles of particles, and corrosion rate is mainly affected by liquid flow rate. The erosion rates of the two materials increase with flow velocity, and the critical angle of maximum erosion rate exists. Meanwhile, flow velocity growth increases the current density on the TP140 surface while reducing the corrosion potential of 13Cr, but the effect of the angle on the two parameters is relatively small. The uniform corrosion of TP140 increases the erosion rate in the range of 10–20%, and the pitting of 13Cr increases the erosion rate in the range of 30–90%, indicating that the interaction between the erosion and corrosion of stainless steel is obvious.


2021 ◽  
Vol 8 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Shamsollah Ayoubi ◽  
Nafiseh Sadeghi ◽  
Farideh Abbaszadeh Afshar ◽  
Mohammad Reza Abdi ◽  
Mojtaba Zeraatpisheh ◽  
...  

Abstract Background As one of the main components of land-use change, deforestation is considered the greatest threat to global environmental diversity with possible irreversible environmental consequences. Specifically, one example could be the impacts of land-use changes from oak forests into agricultural ecosystems, which may have detrimental impacts on soil mobilization across hillslopes. However, to date, scarce studies are assessing these impacts at different slope positions and soil depths, shedding light on key geomorphological processes. Methods In this research, the Caesium-137 (137Cs) technique was applied to evaluate soil redistribution and soil erosion rates due to the effects of these above-mentioned land-use changes. To achieve this goal, we select a representative area in the Lordegan district, central Iran. 137Cs depth distribution profiles were established in four different hillslope positions after converting natural oak forests to rainfed farming. In each hillslope, soil samples from three depths (0–10, 10–20, and 20–50 cm) and in four different slope positions (summit, shoulder, backslope, and footslope) were taken in three transects of about 20 m away from each other. The activity of 137Cs was determined in all the soil samples (72 soil samples) by a gamma spectrometer. In addition, some physicochemical properties and the magnetic susceptibility (MS) of soil samples were measured. Results Erosion rates reached 51.1 t·ha− 1·yr− 1 in rainfed farming, whereas in the natural forest, the erosion rate was 9.3 t·ha− 1·yr− 1. Magnetic susceptibility was considerably lower in the cultivated land (χhf = 43.5 × 10− 8 m3·kg− 1) than in the natural forest (χhf = 55.1 × 10− 8 m3·kg− 1). The lower soil erosion rate in the natural forest land indicated significantly higher MS in all landform positions except at the summit one, compared to that in the rainfed farming land. The shoulder and summit positions were the most erodible hillslope positions in the natural forest and rainfed farming, respectively. Conclusions We concluded that land-use change and hillslope positions played a key role in eroding the surface soils in this area. Moreover, land management can influence soil erosion intensity and may both mitigate and amplify soil loss.


2017 ◽  
Author(s):  
Selene B. González-Morales ◽  
Alex Mayer ◽  
Neptalí Ramírez-Marcial

Abstract. The physical aspects and knowledge of soil erosion in six communities in rural Chiapas, Mexico were assessed. Average erosion rates estimated with the RUSLE model ranged from 200 to 1,200 ha−1 yr−1. Most erosion rates are relatively high due to steep slopes, sandy soils and bare land cover. The lowest rates occur where corn is cultivated for much of the year and slopes are relatively low. The results of a knowledge, attitudes and practices (KAP) survey showed that two-thirds of respondents believed that the major cause of soil erosion was hurricanes or rainfall and only 14 % of respondents identified human activities as causes of erosion. Forty-two percent of respondents indicated that the responsibility for solving soil erosion problems lies with government, as opposed to 26 % indicating that the community is responsible. More than half of respondents believed that reforestation is a viable option for reducing soil erosion, but only a third of respondents were currently applying reforestation practices and another one-third indicated that they were not following any conservation practices. The KAP results were used to assess the overall level of knowledge and interest in soil erosion problems and their solutions by compiling negative responses. The community of Barrio Vicente Guerrero may be most vulnerable to soil erosion, since it had the highest average negative response and the second highest soil erosion rate. However, Poblado Cambil had the highest estimated soil erosion rate and a relatively low average negative response rate, suggesting that soil conservation efforts should be prioritized for this community. We conclude that as long as the economic and productive needs of the communities are not solved simultaneously, the risk of soil erosion will increase in the future, which threatens the survival of these communities.


2020 ◽  
Vol 9 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Veera Narayana Balabathina ◽  
R. P. Raju ◽  
Wuletaw Mulualem ◽  
Gedefaw Tadele

Abstract Background Soil erosion is one of the major environmental challenges and has a significant impact on potential land productivity and food security in many highland regions of Ethiopia. Quantifying and identifying the spatial patterns of soil erosion is important for management. The present study aims to estimate soil erosion by water in the Northern catchment of Lake Tana basin in the NW highlands of Ethiopia. The estimations are based on available data through the application of the Universal Soil Loss Equation integrated with Geographic Information System and remote sensing technologies. The study further explored the effects of land use and land cover, topography, soil erodibility, and drainage density on soil erosion rate in the catchment. Results The total estimated soil loss in the catchment was 1,705,370 tons per year and the mean erosion rate was 37.89 t ha−1 year−1, with a standard deviation of 59.2 t ha−1 year−1. The average annual soil erosion rare for the sub-catchments Derma, Megech, Gumara, Garno, and Gabi Kura were estimated at 46.8, 40.9, 30.9, 30.0, and 29.7 t ha−1 year−1, respectively. Based on estimated erosion rates in the catchment, the grid cells were divided into five different erosion severity classes: very low, low, moderate, high and extreme. The soil erosion severity map showed about 58.9% of the area was in very low erosion potential (0–1 t ha−1 year−1) that contributes only 1.1% of the total soil loss, while 12.4% of the areas (36,617 ha) were in high and extreme erosion potential with erosion rates of 10 t ha−1 year−1 or more that contributed about 82.1% of the total soil loss in the catchment which should be a high priority. Areas with high to extreme erosion severity classes were mostly found in Megech, Gumero and Garno sub-catchments. Results of Multiple linear regression analysis showed a relationship between soil erosion rate (A) and USLE factors that soil erosion rate was most sensitive to the topographic factor (LS) followed by the support practice (P), soil erodibility (K), crop management (C) and rainfall erosivity factor (R). Barenland showed the most severe erosion, followed by croplands and plantation forests in the catchment. Conclusions Use of the erosion severity classes coupled with various individual factors can help to understand the primary processes affecting erosion and spatial patterns in the catchment. This could be used for the site-specific implementation of effective soil conservation practices and land use plans targeted in erosion-prone locations to control soil erosion.


2016 ◽  
Vol 2016 ◽  
pp. 1-7
Author(s):  
Muhammad Abid ◽  
Jamal Saeed ◽  
Hafiz Abdul Wajid

This paper presents results of sediment and cavitation erosion through Tunnel 2 and Tunnel 3 of Tarbela Dam in Pakistan. Main bend and main branch of Tunnel 2 and outlet 1 and outlet 3 of Tunnel 3 are concluded to be critical for cavitation and sediment erosion. Studies are also performed for increased sediments flow rate, concluding 5 kg/sec as the critical value for sudden increase in erosion rate density. Erosion rate is concluded to be the function of sediment flow rate and head condition. Particulate mass presently observed is reasonably low, hence presently not affecting the velocity and the flow field.


Author(s):  
Shaowu Liu ◽  
Michel Moliere ◽  
Hanlin Liao

Abstract In this work; a novel liquid fuel HVOF process fueled with ethanol was used to prepare 75wt%Cr3C2–25wt%NiCr coatings on AISI304 stainless steel substrate. Taguchi method was employed to optimize the spray parameters (ethanol flow rate; oxygen flow rate; powder feed rate and standoff distance) to achieve better erosion resistance at 90° impact angle. The results indicated that ethanol flow rate and oxygen flow rate were identified as the highly contributing parameters on the erosion wear loss. The important sequence of the spray parameter is ethanol flow rate > oxygen flow rate > standoff distance > powder feed rate. The optimal spray parameter (OSP) for minimum erosion wear loss was obtained under ethanol flow rate of 28slph; oxygen flow rate of 420slpm; powder feed rate of 76.7 g/min and standoff distance of 300mm. The phase composition; microstructure; hardness; porosities; and the erosion wear behaviors of the coatings have been studied in detail. Besides; erosion wear testing of the optimized coating was conducted at 30°; 60° and 90° impact angle using air jet erosion testing machine. The SEM images of the erodent samples were taken to analyze the erosion mechanism.


2020 ◽  
Vol 2020 ◽  
pp. 1-13
Author(s):  
Yuanbo Chu ◽  
Zhaohui Yuan ◽  
Wenchao Chang

The nozzle flapper pressure servo valve is a kind of high-precision hydraulic component that can be widely used in the aircraft brake system. In actual service, the dynamic erosion wear behavior will occur at the pilot stage because of the gradual contamination of oil and the variable distance between nozzle and flapper. For this purpose, the paper proposes a dynamic erosion wear characteristics analysis and service life prediction method in which firstly the structural feature and working principle of the nozzle flapper pressure valve are analyzed using the brake cavity as the load blind cavity. Secondly, the dynamics simulation model and the performance experiment system of the pressure valve are separately constructed, and then the validation of the constructed model is conducted by contrasting the results between simulation and experiment. Finally, the mathematical models of the degradation process induced by the dynamic erosion wear are established, and then the dynamic erosion wear characteristics under dynamic structural distance and contamination conditions are analyzed, which are combined with the failure threshold value determined by the dynamics simulation to finish the service life prediction of the nozzle flapper pressure servo valve.


Author(s):  
Young-pyo Kim ◽  
Woo-sik Kim ◽  
Young-kwang Lee ◽  
Kyu-hwan Oh

The failure assessment for corroded pipeline has been considered with the burst test and the finite element analysis. The burst tests were conducted on 762mm diameter, 17.5mm wall thickness and API 5L X65 pipe that contained specially manufactured rectangular corrosion defect. The failure pressures for corroded pipeline have been measured by burst testing and classified with respect to corrosion sizes and corroded regions — the body, the girth weld and the seam weld of pipe. Finite element analysis was carried out to derive failure criteria of corrosion defect within the body, the girth weld and the seam weld of the pipe. A series of finite element analyses were performed to obtain a limit load solution for corrosion defects on the basis of burst test. As a result, the criteria for failure assessment of corrosion defect within the body, the girth weld and the seam weld of API 5L X65 gas pipeline were proposed.


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