High Pressure Multi-Stage Centrifugal Pump for 10,000 psi Frac Pump - HPHPS FRAC Pump

2013 ◽  
Author(s):  
Dana R. Pettigrew ◽  
Allan Thomas Lillies ◽  
Andy Wojciech Limanowka
2013 ◽  
Vol 753-755 ◽  
pp. 2766-2769
Author(s):  
Quan Zhang ◽  
Zhi Jun Shuai ◽  
Pan Zhou ◽  
Wan You Li

In this paper the seat vibration acceleration response was reduced through flow passage modification of the centrifugal pump which could decrease the fluid excitation of the pump. CFD simulation technology was applied to optimize the fluid field of the multi-stage centrifugal pump, and then the velocity, pressure fluctuation and fluid excitation were concerned to investigate the effect of optimization. Finally, the influence of fluid field modification on the seat vibration response was verified experimentally.


2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ebikebena M. Ombe ◽  
Ernesto G. Gomez ◽  
Aldia Syamsudhuha ◽  
Abdullah M. AlKwiter

Abstract This paper discusses the successful deployment of Multi-stage Fracturing (MSF) completions, composed of novel expandable steel packers, in high pressure, high temperature (HP/HT) horizontal gas wells. The 5-7/8" horizontal sections of these wells were drilled in high pressure, high temperature gas bearing formations. There were also washed-outs & high "dog-legs" along their wellbores, due to constant geo-steering required to keep the laterals within the hydrocarbon bearing zones. These factors introduced challenges to deploying the conventional MSF completion in these laterals. Due to the delicate nature of their packer elastomers and their susceptibility to degradation at high temperature, these conventional MSF completions could not be run in such hostile down-hole conditions without the risk of damage or getting stuck off-bottom. This paper describes the deployment of a novel expandable steel packer MSF completion in these tough down-hole conditions. These expandable steel packers could overcome the challenges mentioned above due to the following unique features: High temperature durability. Enhanced ruggedness which gave them the ability to be rotated & reciprocated during without risk of damage. Reduced packer outer diameter (OD) of 5.500" as compared to the 5.625" OD of conventional elastomer MSF packers. Enhanced flexibility which enabled them to be deployed in wellbores with high dog-leg severity (DLS). With the ability to rotate & reciprocate them while running-in-hole (RIH), coupled with their higher annular clearance & tolerance of high temperature, the expandable steel packers were key to overcoming the risk of damaging or getting stuck with the MSF completion while RIH. Also, due to the higher setting pressure of the expandable steel packers when compared to conventional elastomer packers, there was a reduced risk of prematurely setting the packers if high circulating pressure were encountered during deployment. Another notable advantage of these expandable packers is that they provided an optimization opportunity to reduce the number of packers required in the MSF completion. In a conventional MSF completion, two elastomer packers are usually required to ensure optimum zonal isolation between each MSF stage. However, due to their superior sealing capability, only one expandable steel packer is required to ensure good inter-stage isolation. This greatly reduces the number of packers required in the MSF completion, thereby reducing its stiffness & ultimately reducing the probability of getting stuck while RIH. The results of using these expandable steel packers is the successful deployment of the MSF completions in these harsh down-hole conditions, elimination of non-productive time associated with stuck or damaged MSF completion as well as the safe & cost-effective completion in these critical horizontal gas wells.


2018 ◽  
Vol 220 ◽  
pp. 03009 ◽  
Author(s):  
Oleg Baturin ◽  
Grigorii Popov ◽  
Daria Kolmakova ◽  
Vasilii Zubanov ◽  
Julia Novikova ◽  
...  

The article presents a refining method for a two-stage screw centrifugal pump by the joint usage of mathematical optimization software IOSO, meshing complex NUMECA and CFD software ANSYS CFX. The pump main parameters: high-pressure stage rotor speed was 13300 rpm; low-pressure rotor speed was 3617 rpm by gearbox; inlet total pressure was 0.4 MPa; outlet mass flow was 132.6 kg/s at the nominal mode. This article describes the process of simplifying the calculation model for the optimization. The parameters of camber lines of the low-pressure impeller, transition duct, and high-pressure impeller blades for two sections (hub and shroud) were chosen as optimization parameters. The blades of low-pressure impeller, transition duct and high-pressure impeller have changed during optimization. The optimization goal was the increase of the pump efficiency with preservation or slight increase in the pressure head. The efficiency was increased by 3%.


2022 ◽  
Vol 1 (15) ◽  
pp. 100-103
Author(s):  
Dmitriy Shurupov ◽  
Nina Sosnovskaya ◽  
Nikolay Korchevin ◽  
Aleksey Bal'chugov

The article presents the results of a study of the process of obtaining a shiny nickel coating on steel from sulfuric acid electrolyte in the presence of an organic brightening additive - a de-rivative of rubeanhydric acid - under different modes of electrolysis. The expediency of using a nickel coating for corrosion protection of the housing of a high-pressure centrifugal pump has been substantiated


2020 ◽  
Vol 155 ◽  
pp. 01014
Author(s):  
Xiao Zhang ◽  
He Huang

In order to study the flow velocity, static pressure and turbulent kinetic energy distribution of the inter-stage flow passage, the numerical calculation of the inter-stage flow passage of the multistage split centrifugal pump was carried out under the design condition. The results show that the fluid flows along the inter-stage water flow channel, and backflow and vortices are generated at the guide vanes at the end of the bridge, which causes certain energy loss. In this paper, based on the original design, three different improvement schemes are proposed by changing the shape and position of the guide vane for the backflow and vortex generated near the guide vanes. The improved scheme is numerically simulated, and the energy loss values of the four different flow passages are calculated by integration. After comparison and analysis, the second scheme is determined as the best scheme, and the accuracy of simulation is verified by experiments.


2011 ◽  
Vol 317-319 ◽  
pp. 2148-2151
Author(s):  
Jian Yong Han ◽  
Guo Jing Chen

According to the studying on the force analysis of floating ring of centrifugal pump, the paper think that floating ring stress will change with the change of centrifugal pump’ s condition. Using fluent software, the floating ring seal was simulated and analyzed. Results show that the liquid force acted on the floating ring is nonuniform and asymmetrical as wedging effect, and that section maximum pressure is not lies in the smallest clearance place, but in the wedge area where liquid flows to the minimum clearance, because the effect of Leak resistance is better in high pressure than low pressure. The leakage decreases and liquid resistance increases with the increases of RPM. The leakage increases with the increases of differential pressure in sealing ring sides and eccentricity. Pressure distribution within the seal clearance is not uniform with the increases of eccentricity.


Author(s):  
M. T. Schobeiri ◽  
J. L. Gilarranz ◽  
E. S. Johansen

This paper deals with the aerodynamic and performance behavior of a three-stage high pressure research turbine with 3-D curved blades at its design and off-design operating points. The research turbine configuration incorporates six rows beginning with a stator row. Interstage aerodynamic measurements were performed at three stations, namely downstream of the first rotor row, the second stator row, and the second rotor row. Interstage radial and circumferential traversing presented a detailed flow picture of the middle stage. Performance measurements were carried out within a rotational speed range of 75% to 116% of the design speed. The experimental investigations have been carried out on the recently established multi-stage turbine research facility at the Turbomachinery Performance and Flow Research Laboratory, TPFL, of the Texas A&M University.


2014 ◽  
Vol 716-717 ◽  
pp. 639-643
Author(s):  
Yao Gang Xu ◽  
Wen Wu Song

The multi-stage centrifugal pump run instability at the original design point, and the running operating point deviated far from the design point during the run. In order to better meet the multi-stage centrifugal pump operational requirements, through hydraulic model modification, changing the multi-stage pump design point, while the performance curve before and after the modification can be interchangeable in the flow of 150m3/h~320m3/h. The original program used 3 blades impeller. Taking into account the matching problem with pressurized water chamber, modification plan used 5 blades impeller. Analysis on the internal flow field before and after the modification was made. Through comparison the internal and external characteristics of the two plans, the analysis found that in the double volute pressurized water chamber, the flow field symmetry of 5 blades is better than the 3 blades’. The flow field symmetry can be well balanced radial force, and help to improve the instability phenomenon in operation.


Author(s):  
Byungchan Lee ◽  
Dohoy Jung ◽  
Dennis Assanis ◽  
Zoran Filipi

Diesel engines are gaining in popularity, penetrating even the luxury and sports vehicle segments that have traditionally been strongly favored gasoline engines as the performance and refinement of diesel engines have improved significantly in recent years. The introduction of sophisticated technologies such as common rail injection (CRI), advanced boosting systems such as variable geometry and multi-stage turbocharging, and exhaust gas after-treatment systems have renewed the interest in Diesel engines. Among the technical advancements of diesel engines, the multi-stage turbocharging is the key to achieve such high power density that is suitable for the luxury and sports vehicle applications. Single-stage turbocharging is limited to roughly 2.5 bar of boost pressure. In order to raise the boost pressure up to levels of 4 bar or so, another turbocharger must be connected in series further multiplying the pressure ratio. The dual-stage turbocharging, however, adds system complexity, and the matching of two turbochargers becomes very costly if it is to be done experimentally. This study presents a simulation-based methodology for dual-stage turbocharger matching through an iterative procedure predicting optimal configurations of compressors and turbines. A physics-based zero-dimensional Diesel engine system simulation with a dual-stage turbocharger is implemented in SIMULINK environment, allowing easy evaluation of different configurations and subsequent analysis of engine system performance. The simulation program is augmented with a turbocharger matching program and a turbomachinery scaling routine. The configurations considered in the study include a dual-stage turbocharging system with a bypass valve added to the high pressure turbine, and a system with a wastegate valve added to a low-pressure turbine. The systematic simulation study allows detailed analysis of the impact of each of the configurations on matching, boost characteristics and transient response. The configuration with the bypass valve across high pressure turbine showed better results in terms of both steady state engine torque and transient behavior.


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