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    Vibration of a curved subsea pipeline due to internal slug flow

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    Authors
    Reda, Ahmed
    Forbes, Gareth
    McKee, Kristoffer
    Howard, Ian
    Date
    2014
    Type
    Conference Paper
    
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    Reda, A. and Forbes, G. and McKee, K. and Howard, I. 2014. Vibration of a curved subsea pipeline due to internal slug flow, in Proceedings of the 43rd International Congress on Noise Control Engineering, Nov 16-19 2014. Melbourne, Australia: Australian Acoustical Society.
    Source Title
    Proceedings of the 43rd International Congress on Noise Control Engineering
    Source Conference
    43rd International Congress on Noise Control Engineering
    Additional URLs
    http://www.acoustics.asn.au/divisions/VIC/internoise2014/
    ISBN
    978-0-909882-04-4
    School
    Department of Mechanical Engineering
    URI
    http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/35750
    Collection
    • Curtin Research Publications
    Abstract

    Subsea oil and gas pipelines undergo vibration due to "slug" flow within the internal fluid contents of the pipeline. This slug flow is generated by the differences in density of the internal fluid. It acts as a traversing force along the length of the pipeline and causes structural vibration of unsupported pipeline spans. The resulting vibration of the pipeline may cause high cycle fatigue due to these fluctuating forces. Previous modelling of a moving slug within pipelines has been undertaken for straight pipe span sections. As unsupported pipeline spans are often curved, understanding the impact this curvature has on the traversing fluid load is important. This paper presents a Finite Element model to investigate the effect pipeline curvature has on the slug flow induced forces, resulting in vibration and hence possible fatigue damage to the pipeline structure. Furthermore, the paper presents a technique for using commercial finite element packages for analysing the dynamic response of curved beams to time variant moving loads.

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