Using large-eddy simulation technique for dense particle-fluid flows, the current-induced scour is predicted for both the mono- and bidispersed systems below a horizontal submarine pipeline exposed to unidirectional flow. The simulations are four-way coupled, which implies that both solid-liquid and solid-solid interactions are taken into account. Particles are assumed to behave as viscoelastic solids during interactions with their neighboring particles, and their motion are predicted by a Lagrangian method. The interparticle normal and tangential contact forces between particles are calculated using a generalized Hertzian model. The other forces on a particle that are taken into account include gravitational pressure gradient force accounting for the acceleration of the displaced liquid, the drag force resulting from velocity difference with the surrounding liquid, and the Magnus and Saffman lift forces. The predicted scour profiles for monodispersed system are found to compare favorably with the laboratory observations. For the bidispersed system, a seepage flow underneath the pipe (which is a major factor to cause the onset of scour below the pipeline) is found to be weakened using an appropriate size for the sand bed. This fiffnding highlights the importance of the bed particle size distribution on the onset of scour below the pipelines.
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Analysis of Submarine Pipeline Scour Using Large-Eddy Simulation of Dense Particle-Liquid Flows
Piroz Zamankhan
Piroz Zamankhan
Department of Mechanical Engineering,
University of Kurdistan
, P.O. Box 416, Sanandaj, Iran 66177-15175
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Piroz Zamankhan
Department of Mechanical Engineering,
University of Kurdistan
, P.O. Box 416, Sanandaj, Iran 66177-15175J. Offshore Mech. Arct. Eng. May 2009, 131(2): 021604 (12 pages)
Published Online: March 30, 2009
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Received:
March 27, 2008
Revised:
October 25, 2008
Published:
March 30, 2009
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Zamankhan, P. (March 30, 2009). "Analysis of Submarine Pipeline Scour Using Large-Eddy Simulation of Dense Particle-Liquid Flows." ASME. J. Offshore Mech. Arct. Eng. May 2009; 131(2): 021604. https://doi.org/10.1115/1.3058705
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