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Simulation of transient gas flow at pipe-to-pipe intersections.

Herty, M.; Seaid, M.

Authors

M. Herty



Abstract

We numerically investigate a well-established mathematical model for gas flow in pipeline networks. The emphasis is given to the description of coupling conditions at pipe-to-pipe intersections. The accurate prediction of these coupling conditions is essential in order to achieve good performance and reliable numerical simulations of network simulations. Nowadays, a variety of theoretical results for a reduced geometry exists. We conduct a numerical simulation of the two-dimensional representation at a pipe intersection. The results are used for verification and comparison with known theoretical results. High-order and non-oscillatory discretizations are used for solving the governing equations of gas flow. Verifications are conducted for two types of junctions to analyse the most adequate coupling conditions.

Citation

Herty, M., & Seaid, M. (2008). Simulation of transient gas flow at pipe-to-pipe intersections. International Journal for Numerical Methods in Fluids, 56(5), 485 - 506. https://doi.org/10.1002/fld.1531

Journal Article Type Article
Publication Date 2008
Journal International Journal for Numerical Methods in Fluids
Print ISSN 0271-2091
Electronic ISSN 1097-0363
Publisher Wiley
Volume 56
Issue 5
Pages 485 - 506
DOI https://doi.org/10.1002/fld.1531
Keywords gas flow • coupling conditions; non-oscillatory methods; pipeline networks
Public URL https://durham-repository.worktribe.com/output/1552350
Publisher URL http://www3.interscience.wiley.com/journal/114276552/abstract