Assessing the Risk of Overpressure from Liquid …...16 A presentation by Wood. Approach: CFD...
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Assessing the Risk of Overpressure from
Liquid Thermal Expansion
Stephanie Cicchini, Jeff Zhang
Wood Process Solutions
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• Introduction
– Liquid Thermal Expansion
– Background on Metocean (Meteorology & Oceanography)
• Modelling
– Methodology
– Benchmarking against Field Data
• Applications & Mitigation Measures
– Application 1: Subsea Tree Cavity
– Application 2: Offshore Hydrotesting Activities
– Application 3: Trapped Fluids during Operation
Outline
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Introduction
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Metocean – Location of Various Fields in WA
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(Ref. Hengesh, J.V., Dirstein, J.K. and Stanley, A.J., “Landslide Geomorphology Along the Exmouth Plateau Continental Margin, North West Shelf, Australia”,. Published in the Australian Geomechanics Journal, Special Offshore Edition, December 2013, p.71-92.)
Seaw
ate
r D
ep
th (
m)
T (°C)
MinMeanMax
warmercolder
dee
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Metocean – Diurnal Tides
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Modelling
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Contributing Factors to Liquid Thermal Expansion
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Liquid
Thermal
Expansion
Seawater
temperature
variation
Fluid
properties
Pipe
properties
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Required fluid properties:
Fluid Properties
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Liquids Uses
MEG
• Commonly used as inhibitor to prevent/reduce hydrate formation
• Used for hydrotesting / leak testing
• Flooding medium after subsea installation
Water• Used for hydrotesting / leak testing
• Flooding medium after subsea installation
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Required pipe properties:
Pipe Properties
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Wall Material Uses
Steel
• Pipeline
• Main production system piping
• Umbilicals carrying inhibitors and chemicals for subsea injection
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API 521 methodology used to give the pressure increase in a closed vessel due to
thermal expansion
Equation for Liquid Thermal Expansion
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4.60E-04
4.80E-04
5.00E-04
5.20E-04
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5.60E-04
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T (°C)
αv
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χ(1
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Equation for Liquid Thermal Expansion
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Fluid Compressibility: Fluid Thermal Expansivity:
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Model Schematic
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Insulation/Burial (optional)
Closed NodeClosed Node
Pipe Wall Elasticity
Ambient = Seawater
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Benchmarking (Field Data vs Cubic EoS vs High Accuracy EoS)
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ΔP / ΔT (bar/°C)
Measured Field Data 9.7 – 11.1
Out of Box Standard Tools
(e.g. Cubic EoS)
~22 (CPA)
~21 (PR78)
~16 (RKSA)
High Accuracy EoS 10.6 (CSMA)
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Tem
pe
ratu
re
Time (h)
Benchmarking - Fluid Temperature
Measured Field Cubic EoS HighAccuracy EoS
0 2 4 6 8 10 12 14 16 18 20 22 24 26 28 30 32 34 36P
ress
ure
Time (h)
Benchmarking - Pressure
Measured Field Cubic EoS High Accuracy EoS
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Parameters
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Sensitive
Change in Fluid Temperature (ΔT)
Fluid Thermal Expansivity (αV)
Fluid Compressibility (γ)
Insulation Thickness
Not Sensitive
Wall Elasticity (E)
Diameter to Wall Thickness Ratio
(D/t)
Wall Coefficient of Expansion (αl)
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Applications and Mitigation Measures
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Challenge:
– Large ΔT experienced from hot
production fluids heating up the
tree cavity
Application 1 – Subsea Tree Cavity
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Approach:
CFD(complex
geometries)
Accurate
fluid
properties
Pressure
increase due
to thermal
expansion
Mitigation:
– In design: Account for liquid thermal expansion in design of subsea tree cavity.
Remove actuated valves where not required.
– In operation: Avoid trapped liquid situations such as dual isolation.
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Requirement:
– Hydrotesting requires testing the system at high pressures for extended periods (e.g. 24 h at a holding pressure above design).
Challenge:
– Stabilizing pressure with varying seawater temperatures.
– Pressures above design, approaching burst limit.
Approach:
Mitigation:
– In design: Account for liquid thermal expansion in design of subsea systems (e.g. pipelines, structures, valves).
– In operation: Address through bespoke procedures.
Application 2 – Offshore Hydrotesting Activities
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Seawater
temperature
variations
Accurate
fluid
properties
Pressure
increase due
to thermal
expansion
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Challenge:
– Unplanned shutdown of pumps / valves
– Seawater temperature swings → pressure increases → possibly exceed design pressure
Application 3 – Trapped Liquids during Operation
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Approach:
– As per Application 2.
Mitigation:
– In operation: Selecting an appropriate pump discharge PSV set point.
Pressure / temperature monitoring and high alarms.
(a) (b)T (°C)
MinMeanMax
warmercolder
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• Liquid thermal expansion can lead to
increase in pressures possible above design.
• An approach was developed to assess
extent of liquid thermal expansion &
possible mitigations.
Key Take-Aways
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Liquid
Thermal
Expansion
Seawater
temperature
variation
Fluid
properties
Pipe
properties
• Challenge in varying seawater temperature / nearby hot production fluids
resolved by:
– Appropriate modelling techniques & accurate input data
– Introducing mitigations
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