Effect of pipeline surface roughness on peak impact forces caused by hydrodynamic submarine mudflow

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Effect of pipeline surface roughness on peak impact forces caused by hydrodynamic submarine mudflow

Guo, X; Stoesser, T; Nian, T; Jia, Y; Liu, X; (2022) Effect of pipeline surface roughness on peak impact forces caused by hydrodynamic submarine mudflow. Ocean Engineering , 243 , Article 110184. 10.1016/j.oceaneng.2021.110184. Green open access

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Abstract

The effect of pipeline surface roughness on the interaction between submarine landslides and pipelines may not be insignificant and has rarely been quantified. In this paper, a previously validated computational fluid dynamics model is employed to study the interaction of submarine landslides and suspended or laid-on-seabed pipelines, respectively, which are roughened in order to quantify the effect of pipeline surface roughness. Here, four orders of magnitude surface roughnesses are chosen whereas the mudflows (submarine landslides) occur at typical Reynolds numbers. The effect of surface roughness is primarily reflected in the peak load of the impact forces on the pipelines, which are more sensitive to high Reynolds numbers and suspension conditions. For suspended pipelines, with the increase of roughness, (i) the peak lift force increases, (ii) the peak drag force decreases, and (iii) Strouhal number slightly increases. Compared with nearly smooth pipelines, the relative increase of the peak lift force and the relative reduction of the peak drag force on suspended pipelines with a surface roughness of 0.15 mm attain 62% or 17%, respectively. Additionally, relevant mechanisms are highlighted via contours of the pressure around the pipeline, the interfacial shear rate, as well as the squeeze and hindrance effect of the seabed. Further, a standard chart methodology considering pipeline roughness to estimate peak impact forces is established, which provides a basis for the risk assessment of the whole life cycle of submarine pipelines.

Type:	Article
Title:	Effect of pipeline surface roughness on peak impact forces caused by hydrodynamic submarine mudflow
Open access status:	An open access version is available from UCL Discovery
DOI:	10.1016/j.oceaneng.2021.110184
Publisher version:	https://doi.org/10.1016/j.oceaneng.2021.110184
Language:	English
Additional information:	This version is the author accepted manuscript. For information on re-use, please refer to the publisher’s terms and conditions.
Keywords:	Submarine pipeline, Mudflow, Surface roughness, Peak impact forces, Influence law, Evaluation methodology
UCL classification:	UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > UCL BEAMS > Faculty of Engineering Science UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > UCL BEAMS > Faculty of Engineering Science > Dept of Civil, Environ and Geomatic Eng UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > UCL BEAMS UCL
URI:	https://discovery.ucl.ac.uk/id/eprint/10148479