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    INVESTIGATION OF PRESSURE TRANSIENTS AND WAVE PROPAGATION EFFECTS IN A PRESSURIZED PETROLEUM PIPELINE USING WANDA TRANSIENT SOFTWARE
    (Nigeria Journal of Engineering Science and Technology Research (FUT Yola), 2019-05-04) Muhammad, .A. B.; Nasir, .A.; Ayo, .S. A.; Bori Ige
    Pressure transients and effects of wave propagations due to instantaneous valve closure in a pipeline transporting premium motor spirit (PMS) were investigated using simulation approach in this paper. Pressure transient investigation and analysis are often more significant than the steady state analysis that hydraulic Engineers usually use in pipeline design because almost all pipelines experience pressure transient in their operations. Pressure transient analysis helps to understand the additional loads a pipeline can be subjected to as a result of instantaneous valve closures. In this paper, WANDA Transient 4.5.1210 commercial software was used for the analysis of the pressure transients due to instant valve closure in a petroleum pipeline. Three different instantaneous valve closure times of 4.5, 9 and 18 seconds were used in this investigation. It was observed in this research that rise in pressure is highest (1304 kPa) at node F (the node where the valve closure takes place) against the inlet pressure of 120 kPa and also there is drastic drop in pressure (-53.7 kPa) at node B (a node just upstream end of the pump). Also cavitations were observed at Node B due to the development of negative pressure as a result of the valve closure. The research recommends that surge tank should be installed at node F to stabilize the pressure surge and also air vessels are to be installed at node B to curtail damages due to cavitations.
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    Hydraulic Transient Analysis of a Petroleum Pipeline Transporting Dual Purpose Kerosene Using Modelling and Simulation Approach
    (Premier Journal of Engineering and Applied Sciences, 2020-04-21) Muhammad, .A. B.; Nasir, .A.; Ayo, .S. A.; Bori Ige
    Hydraulic transient analysis of a pipeline transporting dual purpose kerosene (DPK) was carried out in this research using simulation approach. Many petroleum pump stations and pipelines experience leakages and failures at their nodes due to changes in flow parameters that lead to hydraulic transient. Such types of unsteady situations are encountered frequently in pipelines where the valves are suddenly closed. WANDA Transient 4.5.1210 commercial software was used for the analysis of hydraulic transient. Variation in pressures and discharges with respect to time after the closure of a gate valve at the downstream of a pipeline were observed. It was observed in the study that pressure at node F rise significantly up to about 1354 kPa against the initial inlet pressure of 120 kPa due to the instantaneous valve closure and it was also observed that pressure at node B drops to a negative pressure of -101 kPa and hence the formation of cavitations at that node B and pipe P2. The analysis showed that the magnitude of the pressure surge decreases as the valve closure is increased. The research recommended that surge tanks should be installed at node F to stabilize the pressure surge and also air vessels are to be installed at nodes B to curtail damages due to cavitations.