Improving the efficiency of curved wells' operation by means of progressive cavity pumps

AA Isaev, MMO Aliev, AN Drozdov, YA Gorbyleva… - Energies, 2022 - mdpi.com
This paper proposes a solution to the problem of improving the reliability of the operation of
progressive cavity pump units in deviated and directional wells. High dogleg severity …

[HTML][HTML] Modeling consolidation of wax deposition for progressive cavity pump using computational fluid dynamics

DY Kim, WB Kim, J Choi, HS Sim, JH Moon - Engineering Science and …, 2023 - Elsevier
This study aims to investigate wax deposition in progressive cavity pumps (PCP), which are
widely used in the oil industry. Wax buildup on the walls during extraction can significantly …

Numerical modeling on friction and wear behaviors of all-metal progressive cavity pump

G Cao, JN Zhang, Y Guo, C Liu, M Micheal… - Journal of Petroleum …, 2022 - Elsevier
The wear of the all-metal progressive cavity pump (AMPCP) has become one of the main
concerns from various field applications of oil production. This work systematically reveals …

Modeling the performance of progressive cavity pump under downhole conditions

K Nguyen, TC Nguyen, E Al-Safran - Journal of Petroleum Science and …, 2021 - Elsevier
Abstract Progressive Cavity Pump (PCP) is a common artificial lift method for high viscosity
liquid production. In elastomeric stator PCP, the clearance between the metal rotor and …

Modeling pressure pulsation and backflow in progressing cavity pumps with deformable stator

J Müller, Y Kouhi, S Leonow, M Mönnigmann - Journal of Petroleum …, 2021 - Elsevier
This contribution studies the impact of the rotor-stator interaction in a single-stage
progressing cavity pump on the flow rate and pressure. Specifically, we investigate the effect …

Viscous flow simulations through multi-lobe progressive cavity pumps

FM El-Abd, EM Wahba, IG Adam - Petroleum Science, 2020 - Springer
Computational fluid dynamics (CFD) simulations of multi-lobe progressive cavity (PC)
pumps are limited in the literature due to the geometric complexity of the pump, which places …

Trajectory planning for concrete element fabrication with optimal control

B Blagojevic, B Schönemann, D Nigl… - IECON 2021–47th …, 2021 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Functionally graded concrete (FGC) is a novel technology in the building industry, allowing
for savings of up to 50% mass in standard concrete elements like slabs and beams. This is …

Modeling of transient incompressible concrete mass flow through a hose

B Blagojevic, A Nitsche… - 2021 IEEE Conference on …, 2021 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Concrete pumping is a widespread technology used in on site construction around the
world. It also is a viable technology for the automized fabrication of concrete elements. This …

Variation and modal characteristic of tangential threshing cylinder undergoing threshing dynamics

Z Tang, M Wang, H Zhang, Y Zhou… - … Problems in Engineering, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
During the rice‐threshing process, straws always attached to a threshing cylinder and
induced vibration and modal variation. In this paper, the constraint and threshing modals of …

Modeling, Feedforward Control, and Constrained Trajectory Generation for a Concrete Conveyance System

B Blagojevic, A Gienger, D Nigl… - Journal of …, 2023 - asmedigitalcollection.asme.org
Automated fabrication of concrete elements requires precise control of outgoing volume
flow. Since measurements of the volume flow or the total extruded volume are challenging …