Prediction Of Erosion Rate In Cone Flow Meter Using Computational Fuid Dynamics (Cfd)

Erosion is one of the major problems in oil and gas industries. For example, on transporting oil, gas or water in the presence of sand particles through a long pipeline at different fluid properties may lead to material loss and decrease in the flowrate. Erosion occurs in different types on basis of the concentration and size of the particle and flow parameters. So it is very essential to predict the erosion rate in pipelines in order to have the better flow rate at different operating conditions. Computational Fluid Dynamics is one of the most commonly used tool for predicting the erosion rate. The aim of the project work is to study the erosion rate at varying conditions. First, the model of the cone flowmeter was designed using PTC Creo 3.0. And then the surface mesh of the cone flowmeter was generated using ANSA 15.1.1 and the volume mesh was generated in Turbo Grid. And using Dense Discrete Phase Model (DDPM) the results were generated in ANSYS FLUENT 16.0