Study on Numerical Simulation and Performance of the Secondary Throttle Choke Used in the Oil Field
The numerical simulation method is adopted to calculate the flow field of the secondary throttle choke used in the oil field. The relationships among the flow of the secondary throttle choke, differential pressure and diameters are studied. The results of numerical simulation coincide with the experiment values, which verify that the method is correct. The results show that the flow increases with the increasing of differential pressure of the throttle choke at both ends, but the increment of the flow gradually decreases. The structure could maintain the flow not to change basically when differential pressure change in a certain scope. When the throttle diameter turns out to be small, the flow decreases, and flow-pressure curve gradually becomes aclinic. Compared with the first-class throttle diameter, the second-class throttle diameter is the main factor which effects flow changes.