This work explores the possibility of utilizing the interaction between a pressure pulse propagating in a pipe with the blockages therein, as a means of blockage detection and characterization. Whereas an earlier work focused on a single blockage, the present work attempts to extend the strategy to multiple blockages. A one-dimensional isothermal non-compositional single-phase Eulerian model was used to describe the propagation of a pressure pulse through a pipe with multiple blockages. Pressure variations at the inlet caused by reflections of the propagating transient are monitored and analyzed. This analysis is used to make deductions about the internal configuration of the pipe. The results demonstrate that the technique is feasible and that accurate characterization of multiple blockages is possible.
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Possible Detection of Multiple Blockages Using Transients
Michael A. Adewumi,
Michael A. Adewumi
The Pennsylvania State University, University Park, PA 16802
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E. S. Eltohami,
E. S. Eltohami
The Pennsylvania State University, University Park, PA 16802
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A. Solaja
A. Solaja
The Pennsylvania State University, University Park, PA 16802
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Michael A. Adewumi
The Pennsylvania State University, University Park, PA 16802
E. S. Eltohami
The Pennsylvania State University, University Park, PA 16802
A. Solaja
The Pennsylvania State University, University Park, PA 16802
Contributed by the Petroleum Division for publication in the JOURNAL OF ENERGY RESOURCES TECHNOLOGY. Manuscript received by the Petroleum Division; July 2001; revised manuscript received July 2002 Associate Editor: A. Wojtanowicz.
J. Energy Resour. Technol. Jun 2003, 125(2): 154-159 (6 pages)
Published Online: June 4, 2003
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July 1, 2001
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July 1, 2002
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June 4, 2003
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Adewumi , M. A., Eltohami , E. S., and Solaja, A. (June 4, 2003). "Possible Detection of Multiple Blockages Using Transients ." ASME. J. Energy Resour. Technol. June 2003; 125(2): 154–159. https://doi.org/10.1115/1.1525002
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