Investigation into the Water Jet Erosion Efficiency of Hydrate-Bearing Sediments Based on the Arbitrary Lagrangian-Eulerian Method

Author:

Chen Chen,Pan Dongbin,Yang Lin,Zhang Han,Li Bing,Jin Chengcai,Li Xitong,Cheng Yong,Zhong Xiuping

Abstract

As an innovative way to exploit marine natural gas hydrates (NGH), the solid fluidization exploitation method is to erode hydrate-bearing sediment (HBS) into fine particles by a water jet and transport the particles to an offshore platform. To investigate the water jet erosion efficiency of HBS under various work parameters, such as jet velocity, standoff distance, and nozzle diameter, the Arbitrary Lagrangian–Eulerian (ALE) method was adopted to establish numerical models based on the characteristics of HBS in the South China Sea, and orthogonal experiments were performed to optimize the work parameters. The results show that the water jet erosion efficiency of HBS increases with the increase in jet velocity and nozzle diameter, however it decreases with the increase in standoff distance. The jet velocity is the most significant factor for the erosion efficiency and there exists a threshold velocity which describes the minimum jet velocity required to erode HBS. In addition, comprehensive analysis of the results of the orthogonal experiments indicates that, when the jet velocity is 150 m·s−1, the standoff distance is 0.5 cm, and the nozzle diameter is 2.5 mm, the maximum erosion volume can be obtained, which is 6.0329 cm3. This research provides valuable theoretical support for the solid fluidization exploitation of marine NGH.

Funder

National Natural Science Foundation of China

Scientific and Technological Development Program of Jilin Province

Publisher

MDPI AG

Subject

Fluid Flow and Transfer Processes,Computer Science Applications,Process Chemistry and Technology,General Engineering,Instrumentation,General Materials Science

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