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Reliability Assessment of Gored Elbow in Erosive Two-Phase Flow with Sand Particles
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Department of Mechanical Engineering, College of Electrical and Mechanical Engineering,, National University of Sciences and Technology, Islamabad, Pakistan
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Faculty of Mechanical Engineering, Institute of Applied Mechanics, Poznan University of Technology, Poland
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Center of Excellence for Research in Engineering Materials (CEREM), Deanship of Scientific Research, College of Engineering, King Saud
University, Riyadh 11421, Saudi Arabia
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Mechanical Engineering Department, Universiti Teknologi PETRONAS, Malaysia
Submission date: 2024-02-09
Final revision date: 2024-04-04
Acceptance date: 2024-06-22
Online publication date: 2024-06-29
Publication date: 2024-06-29
Corresponding author
Rehan Khan
Department of Mechanical Engineering, College of Electrical and Mechanical Engineering,, National University of Sciences and Technology, Islamabad, Main Peshawar Road CEME NUST, 42000, Rawalpindi, Pakistan
Eksploatacja i Niezawodność – Maintenance and Reliability 2024;26(3):190362
HIGHLIGHTS
- The gored elbow can reduce erosion by 32% compared to the standard elbow.
- Gored elbows have low-velocity regions compared to the standard 90-degree elbow.
- The extent of erosion was assessed for gored 90 degrees.
- In erosive gas-solid flow, reliability can be enhanced by using a gored elbow.
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Erosion, a major threat to the safety and reliability of piping components, can significantly impact their integrity and functionality. This study employs computational fluid dynamics (CFD) to systematically investigate the erosion behavior of four elbow designs (standard 90-degree elbow, 18-degree gored elbow, 22.5-degree gored elbow, and 30-degree gored elbow) subjected to multiphase air-sand and water-sand flows. Our primary objective is to identify the optimal elbow design that effectively mitigates erosion and enhances the safety and reliability of piping systems. Our findings reveal that the 22.5-degree gored elbow exhibits significantly lower erosion rates compared to other designs, particularly in air-sand flows, making it the superior choice for reducing erosion by up to 32% compared to the standard elbow. However, the standard 90-degree elbow demonstrates greater erosion resistance in water-sand flows. This research contributes valuable insights for selecting the optimal elbow design in multiphase flow, ultimately enhancing the design and longevity of piping systems.
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
The authors would like to acknowledge the Researchers Supporting Project number (RSPD2024R597), King Saud University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.