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1 Special Issue Article A study of the numerical simulation of water hammer with column separation andcavitycollapseinpipelines Advances in Mechanical Engineering 2017, Vol. 9(9) 1 13 Ó The Author(s) 2017 DOI: / journals.sagepub.com/home/ade Enbin Liu 1,2, Dandan Wen 3, Shanbi Peng 1,2, Haiyang Sun 1 and Yi Yang 3,4 Abstract The numbers of long-distance transport pipelines constructed in areas with relatively complex terrain and large topographic changes have increased in recent years. A water hammer can occur easily during operational processes, such as the starting and stopping of a pump station, the adjustment of the speed of a pump unit, and a shutdown due to an incident and failure of a regulating valve. These operations may cause fluid column separation and form a dangerous water hammer due to the collapse of air cavities. Water hammers due to the collapse of air cavities are a complicated twophase (gas liquid) fluid mechanics problem. This study carries out a theoretical study and a numerical simulation of water hammers that occur due to the collapse of flow interruption caused air cavities and their prevention. This study establishes and solves a discrete model for air cavities caused by flow interruptions and develops a program to numerically simulate water hammers that occur due to the collapse of these air cavities. In addition, based on an actual pipeline incident in which the stopping of a pump resulted in water hammers at multiple locations due to the collapse of air cavities from fluid column separation, numerical simulations are used to plot the lowest and highest hydraulic head envelope curves and the transient curves of the water hammer at the major points, analyze the transient process of the pipeline system, and propose a preventive measure that can effectively control the water hammer pressure and reduce the occurrence of incidents. Keywords Large elevation drop, pipeline, water hammer occurring due to the collapse of a cavity, flow discontinuation pattern, numerical simulation Date received: 20 February 2017; accepted: 7 June 2017 Academic Editor: Jun Ren Introduction Numerous researchers have performed extensive studies on the two-phase (gas liquid) transient process that results from water hammers due to the collapse of flow interruption caused air cavities and have examined the effect of gas release on the transient process of liquid column separation. 1 By calculating and measuring water hammer data from two water transport pipelines, Brown found that the dissolved gas in the water should not be neglected during the analysis of water hammers and showed that the higher the gas content, the higher the reverse rotation speed of the pump and the water hammer surge head during the water hammer process. 2 Through extensive experimentation, Wylie and Streeter et al. 1 Southwest Petroleum University, Chengdu, China 2 Chengdu University of Technology, Chengdu, China 3 Chengdu University of Information Technology, Chengdu, China 4 PetroChina Oil & Gas Pipeline Control Center, Beijing, China Corresponding author: Enbin Liu, Southwest Petroleum University, No. 8 Xindu Avenue, Xindu District, Chengdu , China. sunriselebpsb@163.com Creative Commons CC-BY: This article is distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 License ( which permits any use, reproduction and distribution of the work without further permission provided the original work is attributed as specified on the SAGE and Open Access pages ( open-access-at-sage).

2 2 Advances in Mechanical Engineering concluded that the gas released during a liquid column separation process would decrease the propagation speed of the water hammer wave and cause it to weaken rapidly. 3 5 Based on a summary of previous research results, Kalkwijk and Kranenburg 6 proposed two methods to improve the accuracy of calculation results. One method is to correct the wave speed; the speed of a wave is considered to remain at its initial speed when the pressure is greater than the saturated vapor pressure, whereas the speed of a wave is considered to change constantly due to gas release when the pressure is less than the saturated vapor pressure. The other correction method is to divide the water hammer model into a cavity-free area, a cavity area and a transient area and develop a mathematical model for each area. 7 Researchers have mathematically described liquid column separation processes mainly using the separated flow model and the concentrated cavity model. 8 The separated flow model classifies pipeline flow during a water hammer process into a full flow and a nonfull flow based on whether the pipeline is completely filled with liquid. The concentrated cavity model treats a cavity caused by flow interruption due to liquid column separation as a cavity that is fixed at a certain preset cross section of the pipeline. In total, three methods can be used to treat this model: (1) When the cavity caused by flow interruption is a vapor cavity, only the vaporization of the liquid when the pressure decreases to below the saturated vapor pressure is considered, whereas the effect of the release of the dissolved gas in the liquid during the liquid column separation process on the water hammer process is not considered; in addition, the cavity is assumed to be filled only with vapor. Vapor cavitation is two-phase one component flow. (2) When the cavity is a mixed cavity, based on the treatment method for vapor cavities, the effect of the dissolved gas in the liquid on the transient water hammer process during propagation of the decompression wave is further considered. This method is suitable for water hammers that occur in long-distance transport pipelines because the gas release process in these pipelines is very slow, and the water hammer process in these pipelines is relatively long; thus, the dissolved gas in the liquid has sufficient time to escape. Gas cavitation is two-phase two-component flow. (3) Based on the treatment method for mixed cavities, the areas surrounding the two boundaries of a cavity caused by flow interruption are treated as transient areas; that is, the small bubbles of vapor and dissolved gas are evenly distributed in the liquid. This treatment method is most consistent with the actual conditions in operating pipelines. 9 Researchers have developed different mathematical models to describe liquid column separation processes. 10,11 However, all of the calculation results differ from measured values because several unknown factors about the liquid column separation phenomenon still need to be investigated. Thus, there is still a lack of a universally accepted method for analyzing the liquid column separation phenomenon that occurs inside pipelines. Theory and method The pressure in some parts of a pipeline will decrease when the pipeline is affected by the decompression wave of a water hammer, which results in the escape of dissolved gas and the vaporization of the liquid. The bubbles then coalesce with the vapor to form large gas pockets that flow with the liquid. The gas pockets tend to stop and aggregate at the high points or sections of the pipeline and form relatively large bubble areas. After a bubble area forms, it will continuously grow until the pressures of the liquid columns on both sides of the bubble area reach equilibrium; 12 the bubble area may then occupy a very long section of the pipeline or even separate the liquid and block the entire cross section of the pipeline, which disrupts the continuity of the liquid and forms a complete flow interruption caused cavity. This phenomenon is referred to as liquid column separation. 13,14 During a water hammer process that occurs due to the collapse of flow interruption caused air cavities, the curve that connects the minimum hydraulic head at each point on the pipeline is referred to as the minimum hydraulic head envelope curve. The minimum hydraulic head at each point does not occur at the same time. The curve that connects the critical hydraulic head value at each point on the pipeline at which liquid column separation occurs is referred to as the critical liquid column separation curve; it is determined based on the different boundary conditions on the pipeline and can be obtained through calculations based on the actual working conditions. According to the position relationship between minimum hydraulic head envelope curve and the critical liquid column separation curve can determine whether the liquid column separation will occur and the time and location of the occurrence. 15,16 When the minimum hydraulic head envelope curve is higher than the critical liquid column separation curve (i.e. the two curves are neither tangent to each other nor do they intersect), liquid column separation will not occur along the pipeline. When the minimum hydraulic head envelope curve is lower than the critical liquid column separation curve, liquid column separation will occur in the pipeline. To prevent the occurrence of liquid column separation and water hammers due to the collapse of flow interruption caused air cavities and prevent damage to the pumps and pipeline system, it is necessary to implement effective, reasonable preventive measures.

3 Liu et al. 3 Water hammer equation and its solution method The equation of motion and the continuity equation for the changes in the flow rate and pressure head in the process of water hammer due to the collapse of air cavities are generally solved using the method of characteristics, which were adequately proved by Wylie and Streeter 4 in 1993 H x + v v g x + 1 g H t + v H x v t + f D vv jj 2g = 0 a2 v + v sin a + g x = 0 ð1þ ð2þ It is complex to determine the viscous force in the process of pipeline transient flow. In order to simplify the analysis, it assumes that the friction coefficient f remains constant in the transient flow (be equal to the value of the steady flow). Staggered grid of the method of characteristics and second-order numerical solution for frictional term could conform with the engineering practice better. These two equations are a system of quasi-linear hyperbolic curve-type partial differential equations that can be transformed to systems of equivalent ordinary differential equations, which are expressed using C + and C, respectively 17 C + C 8 dh + a dv >< dt g dt + af 2gD vv jj= 0 dx dt = a l = a >: g 8 dh dt a dv af >< g dt 2gD vv jj= 0 dx dt = a l = a >: g ð3þ ð4þ Equations (3) and (4) are collectively referred to as the characteristic system of equations of water hammers. The model is solved using the finite difference method. 18 The entire pipeline is divided into N sections, each of which has a length of Dx = L=N. The time needed for a pressure wave to propagate over a distance of Dx is Dt = Dx=a. A grid is used to represent the x t plane (Figure 1). Therefore, the finite difference equations of equations (3) and (4) are C + : ðh P H A C : ðh P H B Þ+ a ð g v P v A Þ+ f Dx 2gD v Ajv A j= 0 ð5þ Þ a ð g v P v B Þ f Dx 2gD v Bjv B j= 0 ð6þ Figure 1. Method of characteristics and its finite element solution method. Let Q = Av, B = a=ga, R = f Dx=2gDA 2, C P = H i 1 + BQ i 1 RQ i 1 jq i 1 j, and C M = H i + 1 BQ i RQ i + 1 jq i + 1 j. After simplification, we have C + : H Pi = C P BQ Pi C : H Pi = C M + BQ Pi Establishment and solution of boundary conditions ð7þ ð8þ Boundary condition for a tank with a constant liquid level. An upstream liquid tank with a sufficiently large capacity is assumed to be a pump with a constant liquid level during a short-duration water hammer process: H P = H 0, where H 0 represents the height of the surface of the liquid in the upstream liquid tank relative to the baseline. When H P is known, Q P can be calculated using the C equation C : Q P = H P C B ð9þ M The end of an oil pipeline is often connected to an oil tank. A pressure-regulating valve is sometimes placed on an oil pipeline before the oil tank to control the inlet pressure. The oil tank at the end of a pipeline can be treated as a tank with a constant liquid level. The boundary condition for a downstream tank with a constant liquid level is Q P = M + p ffiffiffiffiffiffiffiffiffiffiffiffiffiffiffiffiffiffiffiffiffiffiffiffiffiffiffiffiffiffiffiffiffiffiffiffiffiffi M 2 4AðH 0 C A Þ ð10þ 2A where A = K L =2gA 2 2, K L is the resistance coefficient of the valve, and H 0 is the liquid level of the oil tank (m). Boundary condition for a centrifugal pump and the shutdown of a pump due to an incident. We set the inlet pressure of the pump station P as H Ps, assume that the friction loss in the pump station (h m ) is a constant, and treat the pump station P as a boundary point. Thus, the boundary flow condition for the constant-speed pump at the first station is

4 4 Advances in Mechanical Engineering The state parameters of the centrifugal pump, v and b, at the end of the calculation time period can be obtained by simultaneously solving the pressure equilibrium equation (equation (12)) and the deceleration equation (equation (13)). 19 Figure 2. Boundary condition for a centrifugal pump. Q P = 1 2a 3 qffiffiffiffiffiffiffiffiffiffiffiffiffiffiffiffiffiffiffiffiffiffiffiffiffiffiffiffiffiffiffiffiffiffiffiffiffiffiffiffiffiffiffiffiffiffiffiffiffiffiffiffiffiffiffiffiffiffiffiffiffiffiffiffiffiffiffiffiffiffiffiffiffiffiffiffiffiffi ðm 2 a 2 Þ ða 2 M 2 Þ 2 4a 3 ða 1 + H Ps C B h m Þ ð11þ where H is the hydraulic head of the pump station (m); Q is the displacement of the pump station (m 3 /h); and a 1, a 2, and a 3 are constants related to the way the pump is assembled. Figure 2 shows the boundary condition for a centrifugal pump with a check valve installed at the outlet after it is shut down due to an incident. Based on the principles of mass conservation and equilibrium between the upstream and downstream pressures of a deceleration pump, the pressure head equilibrium equation for a deceleration pump can be obtained ðc P C M Þ ðb s + B d ÞQ n v + H n b 2 + v 2 ð A0 + A 1 xþ DH 0vv jj t 2 = 0 ð12þ where (C P C M ), (B s + B d )Q n, H n, A 0, A 1, and DH 0 are all constants and known parameters at the start of the calculation time period, and the dimensionless quantities v and b are the only independent unknown quantities in the equation. When a pump is shut down due to an incident, the active moment of the motor becomes 0, and the counter moment of the fluid exerted on the impeller (M Counter ) causes the rotation speed of the impeller to decrease. Based on Newton s second law, the characteristic equation for the deceleration of a centrifugal pump can be obtained b 2 + v 2 ð B0 + B 1 xþ+ m 0 C 3 ðb 0 bþ= 0 ð13þ where C 3 =(GD 2 =g)(n n =M n )(p=60dt) (C 3 represents a fixed constant of the centrifugal pump); GD 2 is the moment of the rotating part of the pump unit (kg m 2 ); B 0, B 1, C 3, m 0, and b 0 are known initial parameters; and v and b are dimensionless independent unknown quantities. Boundary condition for a two-stage slow-closing butterfly valve. The hydraulic head equilibrium equation (equation (14)) and the characteristic equation for deceleration (equation (15)) that corresponds to the two-stage slow closure of the butterfly valve at the outlet of a pump during a water hammer process caused by the shutdown of the pump due to an incident can also be established F 1 = ðc P C M Þ ðb s + B d ÞQ n v + H n b 2 + v 2 ð A0 + A 1 xþ C V Q 2 n vv ð14þ jj= 0 F 2 = b 2 + v 2 ð B0 + B 1 xþ+ m 0 C 3 ðb 0 bþ= 0 ð15þ where C V is the resistance characteristic coefficient of the valve, Q n is the rated flow of the pump (m 3 /s), and v is the relative flow rate of the pump (v = Q=Q n ). Similar to the method used to solve the boundary condition for a centrifugal pump, the Newton Raphson method is also used to solve the boundary condition for a two-stage slow-closing butterfly valve, but DH Valve = DH 0 vv jj=t 2 in equation (12) is replaced by H Valve = C V Q 2 n vv jj. The resistance characteristic coefficient of a valve (C v ) is related to the closing angle of the valve, and its value varies with time. A two-stage slow-closing butterfly valve is also installed at point NS at the end of the pipeline. The hydraulic head at point NS is H NS, and the flow entering the downstream tank with a constant liquid level is Q NS. The butterfly valve at the end of a pipeline is treated as a boundary point. The C equation can be used for the downstream tank with a constant liquid level, and the constant water level of the downstream tank is EL. Based on the principle of conservation of energy, we have C + : H NS = C P BQ NS H NS C V Q 2 NS = EL ð16þ ð17þ By simultaneously solving p these two equations, we obtain Q NS =( B + ffiffiffiffiffiffiffiffiffiffiffiffiffiffiffiffiffiffiffiffiffiffiffiffiffiffiffiffiffiffiffiffiffiffiffiffiffiffiffi B 2 4C V (EL C P ))=2C V, which is then substituted into equation (17) to calculate H NS. Development and solution of a discrete model for air cavities caused by complete flow interruption In engineering practice, air valves are installed at points along a pipeline, such as humps, knees and peaks, to

5 Liu et al. 5 Figure 3. Schematic diagram of the discrete mathematical model for air cavities caused by complete flow interruption. prevent negative pressure. When the pressure at a location in a pipeline decreases to below atmospheric pressure and liquid column separation begins to occur due to the effect of a water hammer wave, air is automatically injected via the air valves until the flow rates of the liquid columns on both sides of the air cavity are the same. At this time, the cavity is completely filled with air, and the pressure in the cavity is equal to atmospheric pressure. Figure 3 shows the discrete model for air cavities caused by complete flow interruption, in which an air valve is assumed to be installed at cross section i; Q N represents the flow entering cross section i at the start of the calculation time period (Dt); Q i represents the flow leaving cross section i at the start of the calculation time period (Dt); Q PN represents the flow entering cross section i at the end of the calculation time period (Dt); Q Pi represents the flow leaving cross section i at the end of the calculation time period (Dt); V represents the volume of the air cavity; Z represents the elevation of the cross section i; and C + and C represent the positive and negative characteristic lines in the method of characteristics, respectively. The compatibility equations for cross section i of the pipeline are C + : H Pi = C P BQ NS C : H Pi = C M + BQ Pi ð18þ ð19þ When the pipeline is completely filled with a liquid or the pressure inside the pipeline is greater than atmospheric pressure (i.e. when the valves are closed), Q PN = Q Pi. H Pi and Q Pi at each air injection and release valve of a pipeline can be treated as nodes inside the pipeline and calculated using the method of characteristics. When the hydraulic head of the piezometric tube at i decreases to below the height of the pipeline (i.e. the pressure at i is less than atmospheric pressure), air from outside the pipeline enters cross section i via the open valve, at which time Q PN 6¼ Q Pi. The change in the air inside the pipeline is assumed to satisfy the isotherm law pv = mrt ð20þ where p is the absolute pressure inside the pipeline at cross section i (Pa), V is the volume of air inside the pipeline (m 3 ), m is the mass of air inside the pipeline (kg), R is the gas constant (R = 287 J/(kg K)), and T is the temperature of the liquid (K). The relationship between the absolute pressure inside the pipeline at cross section i (p) and the energy pressure head inside the pipeline is as follows H Pi = p rg + Z H a ð21þ where H a is the liquid column height of the local atmospheric pressure (m) and r is the density of the liquid at the transport temperature (kg=m 3 ). During the water hammer calculation process, the volume of air at i at the end of each calculation time period Dt is the sum of the volume of air at the start of the calculation time period (V i ) and the change in the volume of air during the calculation time period. The change in the volume of air can be expressed using the difference between the liquid flow that enters cross section i and the liquid flow that leaves cross section i V Pi = V i + 0:5Dt½ðQ i + Q Pi Þ ðq PN + Q N ÞŠ ð22þ where V Pi is the volume of air at the end of time period Dt (m 3 ) and V i is the volume of air at the start of time period Dt (m 3 ). The mass of the air inside the pipeline is m = m 0 + 0:5Dt ð_m 0 + _m Þ ð23þ

6 6 Advances in Mechanical Engineering where m 0 is the mass of the air inside the cavity at the start of time period Dt (kg); _m 0 is the mass flow of the air that enters or leaves the cavity at the start of time period Dt (kg/s) and _m 0 is positive when air enters the cavity and negative when air leaves the cavity); and _m is the mass flow of the air that enters or leaves the cavity at the end of time period Dt (kg/s) and _m 0 is positive when air enters the cavity and negative when air leaves the cavity. Substituting compatibility equations (22) and (23) into equation (20) results in pv ½ 0 + 0:5DtðQ i + Q Pi Q PN Q N ÞŠ = ½m 0 + 0:5Dt ð_m 0 + _m ÞŠRT Dt = t t 0 ð24þ By substituting equations (18) and (19) into equation (24), we have pp ð C 1 + C 2 Þ= C 3 + C 4 _m ð25þ where C 1, C 2, C 3, and C 4 each represents a combination of parameters at the start of time period Dt (C 1 = Dt=Brg, C 2 = v 0 + 0:5Dt(Q i Q N ((C P + C M )=B)) + (Dt=B)(Z H a ), C 3 = RTm 0 (1 + 0:5Dt), and C 4 = 0:5DtRT). The heat exchange between the air and the pipe wall and liquid when the air enters and leaves the air valve is assumed to be negligible. The mass flow of air that passes through the cross section of the nozzle is 20 vffiffiffiffiffiffiffiffiffiffiffiffiffiffiffiffiffiffiffiffiffiffiffiffiffiffiffiffiffiffiffiffiffiffiffiffiffiffiffiffiffiffiffiffiffiffiffiffiffiffiffiffiffiffiffiffiffiffiffiffiffiffi 2 2k _m = A k 1 p p k k + 1 u " # p k t 0r 0 ð26þ The pressure and rate of the airflow that passes through the cross section of the nozzle are defined as the critical pressure (p cr ) and critical flow rate (c cr ), respectively. When the airflow reaches the local speed of sound, the relationship between the critical pressure p cr and the stagnation pressure p 0 is as follows p 0 p 0 p cr = 2 k k 1 = ncr p 0 k + 1 ð27þ where n cr is the critical pressure ratio. By substituting equation (26) into equation (27), the mass flow of air that passes through the nozzle in the critical state is obtained sffiffiffiffiffiffiffiffiffiffiffiffiffiffiffiffiffiffiffiffiffiffiffiffiffiffiffiffiffiffiffiffiffiffiffi k + 1 k 1 2 _m = A kp 0 r 0 ð28þ k + 1 This equation is used to calculate the mass flow of air that passes through the nozzle. For the air that enters and leaves the air valve, the atmospheric pressure state is its stagnation state, and atmospheric pressure is its stagnation pressure, that is, p 0 = p a. The valve action is selected based on the actual engineering conditions. By selecting a proper boundary condition and substituting it into equation (25), the quadratic equation of the absolute pressure inside the pipeline (p) can be obtained. This quadratic equation can be solved using Newton s iteration method. Each time an iterative calculation is completed, the calculation result (p) must be examined to determine whether it is within the range limited by the selected boundary condition. Recalculation based on a new proper boundary condition is needed if p exceeds the range. Development of a calculation program for water hammers due to the collapse of air cavities caused by flow interruption and their prevention The development of a calculation program for water hammers that occur due to the collapse of air cavities caused by flow interruption should be based on simple pipelines. By altering and adding different boundary conditions and selecting different mathematical models for the water hammers based on the actual working conditions, a calculation program can then be developed for complex pipelines. Algorithm 1 is the complete algorithm for the numerical simulation of bufferless complete flow interruption-type water hammers that occur due to the collapse of air cavities. To obtain the algorithm for the numerical simulation of buffered complete flow interruption-type water hammers, we only need to revise rows 1 4 and 9 of Algorithm 1. Case study General information about an engineering project Figure 4 shows a water transport pipeline has a total length of 19 km, and water reservoirs are located at the beginning and end of the pipeline. The pipeline has a nominal diameter of 1400 mm. The pipeline is mainly composed of prestressed reinforced concrete pipes. There are pump stations at the beginning of the pipeline to transfer water from the beginning to the end under normal conditions. The longitudinal section of the pipeline shows that the pipeline is constructed in areas with large topographic changes, so the water hammer due to the collapse of air cavities can occur easily during operational processes, such as the starting and stopping of a pump station and the adjustment of the speed of a pump unit. In the case of this article, the water hammer due to the collapse of air cavities in the pipeline is discussed when the pump unit is shut down due to an incident.

7 Liu et al. 7 Algorithm 1. Algorithm for the numerical simulation of bufferless complete flow interruption-type water hammers that occur due to the collapse of air cavities. Input: basic parameters, including the cross-sectional area of the pipeline (A), the constants of the pipeline (M and N), the resistance of the valve (DH), the time step (Dt), and the distance step (Dx). Output: values of Q i and H i of the entire process of the pipeline section 1: CaVL(Z i, C P, C M, VL, Q i, in, Q i, out ) (define the function for calculating the volume of the cavity) 2: { Let H Pi = Z i ; 3: Calculate the volume of the cavity (VL) based on the flow that enters cross section i and the flow that leaves cross section i at the end of time period Dt; 4: Return VL;} 5: Calculate the initial steady-state parameters, including the initial parameters (Q i and H i ) at each node at the start of the water hammer (t 0 ); 6: For (t =0,k =0;t + Dt, k + 1; t\t M ) 7: {Calculate time period t: the compatibility equations are used at each internal node successively step by step to calculate Q Pi and H Pi at each internal node at the end of the time period; 8: If (VL < 0) 9: {i.e., when liquid column separation disappears, let VL = 0 and calculate Q Pi and H Pi at the air injection and release valves; 10: If (H Pi <Z i ) 11: VL = CaVL(Z i, C P, C M, VL, Q i, in, Q i, out );} 12: Else VL = CaVL(Z i, C P, C M, VL, Q i, in, Q i, out ); 13: Assign the values of Q Pi and H Pi at the end of the calculation time period to the initial values of Q Pi and H Pi for the next calculation time period; 14: If (K=IPR is an integer), output t, Q i, and H i ;} Algorithm 2. Algorithm for the numerical simulation of buffered complete flow interruption-type water hammers that occur due to the collapse of air cavities Rows 1 4 of Algorithm 1 are revised to: 1: CaVL(Z i, C P, C M, VL, Q i, in, Q i, out ) (define the cavity volume function) 2: { If (VL\VLM) 3: Calculate H Pi based on the different air valve actions and the relationship between the volume of the air cavity at cross section i (VL) and H Pi ; 4: Else let H Pi = Z i ; 5: Calculate the increase in the volume of the cavity (DVL) within time period Dt based on the flow that enters cross section i and the flow that leaves cross section i at the end of time period Dt; 6: If (DVL\0) VLM = VL; 7: VL = VL + DVL; 8: Return VL;} Row 9 of Algorithm 1 is revised to: 1: {i.e., when liquid column separation disappears, let VL = 0 and the maximum cavity volume (VLM) = 0, calculate Q Pi and H Pi at the air injection and release valves, and allow Q Pi, in = Q Pi ; Main data about the pump station In total, three 32SA-10JC centrifugal pumps are installed in the pump station, of which two are in use, and one is on standby. The pump station has a design flow of 1.91 m 3 /s. Table 1 shows the parameters of the pump station. Calculation and analysis Data analysis. 1. Based on calculations, the wave speed of the water hammer is m/s. 2. The coefficient of frictional resistance along the pipeline is Based on the longitudinal section of the pipeline, the pipeline is divided into 86 sections, that is, N = 86. Based on calculations, the distance step Dx = L=N = 220 m, and the time step Dt = Dx=a = 0:22 s. 3. Fluid column separation of water hammer usually occurs at points along a pipeline, such as humps, knees, and peaks. So, the computational reaches N should include these special points and distribute evenly along the pipeline. In total, 22 points on the pipeline are selected. The values of H(i) and Q(i) at each point in the mathematical model for water hammers that occur due to the collapse of air cavities with a preventive measure are analyzed. Table 2 and Figure 5 list the elevations and locations of the 22 monitoring points. First, the pipeline is assumed to have no water hammer preventive measures for when the pump unit is

8 8 Advances in Mechanical Engineering Figure 4. Longitudinal section of the pipeline. Table 1. Relevant parameters of the pumps and pump unit. Parameters of the pumps Symbols Values Units Rated flow Q n 1 m 3 /s Rated lift H n 34 m Rated rotation speed N n 495 r/min Rated torque M n N m 2 Rotational inertia of the impeller of the pumps J Pump blades 24.2 kgm 2 Moment of the flywheel of the impeller of the pumps N m 2 Table 2. Elevations and locations of the monitoring points. Pipeline points L (m) Z (m) Pipeline points L (m) ,109 11,208 12,307 13,406 14,285 15,384 16,263 17,362 18,241 18,900 Z (m) shut down due to an incident, and the change in the pressure in the pipeline is assumed to follow the results that were obtained using the mathematical model. In addition, the effect of liquid column separation is not considered. While these assumptions are not consistent with the actual conditions, they facilitate a rough estimation and prediction of the change in the water hammer pressure. When the pump unit is shut down due to an incident, very high vacuums occur along almost the entire pipeline (Figure 6). Based only on the data obtained from the calculations, 19 monitoring points have a vacuum value of m. While this situation will never occur in reality, the purely theoretical calculation shows that liquid column separation will occur at multiple locations along the pipeline if no preventive measures are used. Therefore, it is necessary to perform precise calculations using the method of analysis for water hammers that occur due to the collapse of air cavities. Basic parameters of the discrete mathematical model for complete flow interruption-type air cavities The longitudinal section of the pipeline shows that the pressure oscillations are most intense at the beginning and end of the pipeline. Therefore, controls are placed

9 Liu et al. 9 Figure 5. Distribution of research points. Figure 6. Lowest hydraulic head envelope curve obtained from the purely theoretical calculations. at the outlet of the pump unit and the end of the pipeline (before the water reservoir) to limit the pressure oscillations, water backflow, and reversal of the pump unit at the outlet and at the end of the pipeline (before the water reservoir). The two-stage (start and end) slow-closing butterfly valves are set to act at the instant that the pump unit is shut down. The valves close in two stages as follows: 1. Valve at the outlet of the pump unit: The valve first closes rapidly for the first 60, which lasts for 4 s and then closes slowly for the remaining 30, which lasts for 16 s. The total duration of valve closure (TC) is 20 s. 2. Valve at the end of the pipeline: The valve first closes rapidly for the first 60, which lasts for 40 s and then closes slowly for the remaining 30, which lasts for 200 s. The total duration of valve closure (MC) is 240 s. The longitudinal section of the pipeline shows that liquid column separation can easily occur at high points 2, 7, 16, 34, 52, and 80, which are selected as the observation points. Large amounts of air that enter via the air valves cannot remain in the pipeline for long periods of time. In addition, if the air valves can allow air to freely flow in and out, an air cavity will have no buffering effect on a water hammer, and a water hammer with a very high pressure increase will occur when the air cavity collapses. Therefore, the air valves are first set to allow free inflow and outflow of air. Then, based on the simulation results, the air valve at each point

10 10 Advances in Mechanical Engineering with the maximum water hammer pressure increase is reset to only allow air inflow and prevent air outflow. During the simulation, the mathematical model for buffered complete flow interruption-type air cavities is used for these points, and the model for bufferless air cavities is used for the remaining points. Based on the values obtained for the discrete cross sections, the values of H(i) and Q(i) at the other points are calculated. The simulation results are corrected based on the actual conditions of the engineering project. Results and discussions Using the numerical simulation, the values of H(i) and Q(i) at each point along the pipeline (87 points) for each time period in the calculation can be obtained. After the numerical simulation is completed, the minimum and maximum values of H(i) at each point during the entire water hammer process can be determined, from which the lowest and highest hydraulic head envelope curves can be obtained. Figures 6 and 7 show that a relatively high water hammer pressure increase occurs at monitoring points 2 and 7. Therefore, the air valves at points 2 and 7 are set to only allow air inflow and prevent air outflow in order to use the air cavity to buffer the pressure increase caused by liquid column closing in the water hammer, the actions at points 16, 34, 52, and 80 remain the same. Figure 8 shows the simulation results. Figure 7. Lowest and highest hydraulic head envelope curves of the discrete model for bufferless complete flow interruption-type air cavities. Figure 8. Lowest and highest hydraulic head envelope curves of the discrete model for buffered complete flow interruption-type air cavities.

11 Liu et al. 11 Lowest hydraulic head envelope curve The following observations can be made from Figure 8: 1. The lowest hydraulic head envelope curve generally coincides with the pipeline axis. The lowest water hammer value at most of the points along the pipeline is the elevation of the point, which indicates that liquid column separation occurs at most of the points on the pipeline due to the effect of the decompression wave. The lowest hydraulic head envelope curve of the pipeline section between 11,000 and 16,500 m is on the pipeline axis, which indicates that liquid column separation will never occur in this pipeline section. 2. Because the air valves automatically allow air inflow, the air inside a cavity that forms by liquid column separation remains at atmospheric pressure. Therefore, the lowest hydraulic head envelope curve of the pipeline will rarely be lower than the elevation of the pipeline axis, and few vacuum conditions will occur in the pipeline, which indicates that installing air valves at the high points of a pipeline is effective at controlling the vacuum values at each point along the pipeline. Highest hydraulic head envelope curve The following observations can also be made from Figure 8: 1. The maximum water hammer pressure head at the pump station is m (maximum pressure head: m), which is nearly identical to the steady-state pressure head; this indicates that the preventative measure for water hammers affects the transient pressure increase at the pump unit when it is shut down. Liquid column separation first occurs at monitoring points 2 and 7 due to the effect of the decompression wave, and air enters the pipeline via the air valves. The air cavities are then affected by the reflected water hammer compression wave, at which time the air valves are closed, and the air cavities have a buffering effect on the pressure increase that occurs due to the collapse of the air cavities. 2. Based on the maximum water hammer pressure head at each point along the pipeline, the pressure increases of each point in the pipeline section between the pipeline start and point 25 are effectively controlled, whereas the pressure increases at most points beyond point 34 are still relatively high. The increase in the water hammer pressure increases toward the end of the pipeline, and the excess maximum pressure head of the pipeline above the steady-state pressure increases. The maximum pressure heads of the pipeline are all greater than the stipulated times the steady-state pressure head of the pipeline. Transient data of the water hammer process at each monitoring point The total calculation time is 400 s, and the time step is 0.22 s. The transient data at each monitoring point are stored every five time steps. Figure 9 shows the transient-state curve of the water hammer at monitoring points 2, 7, 16, 34, 52, and 80 during the water hammer process that occurs due to the air cavities. Figure 9 and the longitudinal section of the pipeline (Figure 5) show that after the pump unit is shut down due to an incident, the pressure at each monitoring point begins oscillating. Liquid column separation first occurs at point 2 due to the effect of the decompression wave. The first liquid column separation continues for approximately 50 s. During this time period, air enters the cross section at monitoring point 2 via the air valve, and the pressure inside the cavity remains at atmospheric pressure. When the reflected pressurization wave acts on the air cavity, the air valve closes. The air cavity is compressed, and the pressure inside the cavity increases. The maximum water hammer value (61.4 m) is within the range of safe pressures of the pipeline and is also much lower than the increase in water hammer pressure caused by the collapse of the air cavity. Similarly, the maximum water hammer value at monitoring point 7 is m, and the maximum pressure head is nearly identical to the steady-state pressure head value and is within the range of safe pressures of the pipeline, which indicates that the air cavity has a significant buffering effect on the pressure increase of the water hammer. The water hammer pressure head at monitoring point 16 remains at the critical pressure head (40.1 m) for the entire process, which indicates that monitoring point 16 remains in the liquid column separation state after the pump unit shuts down. The water hammer pressure head oscillations at monitoring points 34, 52, and 80 are similar. No liquid column separation occurs at monitoring point 52. Separation only occurs at monitoring points 34 and 80 for relatively short durations in the initial stage after the pump unit is shut down. However, the hydraulic head is high, and the water hammer pressure increase is initially relatively significant at monitoring points 34, 52, and 80 after the pump unit is shut down; both far exceed the stipulated safety standards.

12 12 Advances in Mechanical Engineering Figure 9. Transient-state curve of the water hammer at each monitoring point. Conclusion The water hammer preventive measure in which valves are installed at the beginning and end of a pipeline and air valves allow free inflow and outflow of air at each high point on the pipeline is effective at preventing the occurrence of vacuum conditions. Using this preventive measure, most of the lowest hydraulic head envelope curve will not be lower than the elevation of the pipeline axis. However, because the air valves allow free inflows and outflows of air, very large increases in water hammer pressure occur along the pipeline. The air valves are replaced by valves that only allow air inflow and prevent air outflow at monitoring points 2 and 7. This water hammer preventive measure is also very effective at preventing the occurrence of vacuum conditions. Most of the lowest hydraulic head envelope curve will not be lower than the elevation of the pipeline axis, and vacuum conditions will not occur along most of the pipeline. However, liquid column separation can still occur at most points because the increases in water hammer pressure along the pipeline are controlled by the buffering effect of the air cavities, and the increase in water hammer pressure near each air valve that only allows air inflow and prevents air outflow is within the range of safe pressures. However, the increase in water hammer pressure still exceeds the safe range at most points beyond the monitoring points. Therefore, the installation locations of the air valves and the setting of the valve actions should be based on the specific conditions. It is necessary to prevent the occurrence of new water hammers due to the collapse of flow interruption-caused air cavities that form by excessively rapid releases of air as well as to avoid residual air pockets that are caused by impeded air, which can also cause water hammers due to the collapse of air cavities in the pipeline. Declaration of conflicting interests The author(s) declared no potential conflicts of interest with respect to the research, authorship, and/or publication of this article. Funding The author(s) disclosed receipt of the following financial support for the research, authorship, and/or publication of this article: This work was supported by the special fund of Key Technology Project of safety production of major accident prevention and control (sichuan aq), and Open Fund Project of Sichuan Key Laboratory of oil and gas fire fighting (YQXF201603). References 1. Bergant A and Simpson AR. Pipeline column separation flow regimes. J Hydraul Eng ASCE 1999; 125: Brown RJ. Water-column separation at two pumping plants. J Fluid Eng 1968; Weyler ME. An investigation of the effect of cavitation bubbles on the momentum loss in transient pipe flow. J Basic Eng 1971; 93: Wylie EB and Streeter VL. Fluid transients in systems. Upper Saddle River, NJ: Prentice Hall, Simpson AR and Wylie EB. Large water-hammer pressures for column separation in pipelines. J Hydraul Eng 1991; 117: Kalkwijk JPT and Kranenburg C. Cavitation in horizontal pipelines due to water hammer. J Hydr Div 1971; 97:

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