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- Title
Proposed Approach for Modelling the Thermodynamic Behaviour of Entrapped Air Pockets in Water Pipeline Start-Up.
- Authors
Bonilla-Correa, Dalia M.; Coronado-Hernández, Oscar E.; Arrieta-Pastrana, Alfonso; Pérez-Sánchez, Modesto; Ramos, Helena M.
- Abstract
Water utilities are concerned about the issue of pipeline collapses, as service interruptions lead to water shortages. Pipeline collapses can occur during the maintenance phase when water columns compress entrapped air pockets, consequently increasing the pressure head. Analysing entrapped air pockets is complex due to the necessity of numerically solving a system of differential equations. Currently, water utilities need more tools to perform this analysis effectively. This research provides a numerical solution to the problem of entrapped air pockets in pipelines which can be utilised to predict filling operations. The study develops an analytical solution to examine the filling process. A practical application is shown, considering a 600 m long pipeline with an internal diameter of 400 mm. Compared with existing mathematical models, the results of the new analytical equations demonstrate their effectiveness as a new tool for computing the main hydraulic and thermodynamic variables involved in this issue.
- Subjects
WATER utilities; WATER distribution; DIFFERENTIAL equations; ANALYTICAL solutions; COMPRESSED air
- Publication
Fluids, 2024, Vol 9, Issue 8, p185
- ISSN
2311-5521
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.3390/fluids9080185