... the elbow. Air and water is used as the carrier fluids. The sand concentration is monitored to guarantee consistent diluted particle-laden flow condition. Experiments are repeated for validity. With data available, CFD models are established to predict erosion for all the collected cases which is the first...

... Abstract Cushion tees are used in mining and oil and gas transportation pipelines to reduce erosion compared to elbows. However, the effectiveness of this approach is under investigation as pipeline failures due to solid particle erosion have also been found in the field with the use of cushion...

... 04 03 2009 Solid particle erosion is a complex phenomenon that depends on many factors such as particle and fluid characteristics, type of material being eroded, and flow geometry. Fittings used in the oil and gas industry such as elbows are susceptible to erosion when solid particles...

... 05 02 2009 In order to observe the 90° elbows performance as phase separators in an air-water two-phase flow, experimental results for the phase split which occurs at a 90° branched elbow are presented. The branched elbow geometry was varied in order to have three (branch diameter...