Abstract

The 2D heat transfer from offshore, completely buried pipelines is studied with reference to transient working conditions. In particular, the start-up case is considered (i.e., the case of a pipeline initially at equilibrium with the surrounding soil). Two different start-up cases are investigated: the step-rising case and the smooth-rising case. (In the latter, the steady-state wall temperature is reached in a finite time.) The energy balance equation is written in a dimensionless form and solved numerically by means of a finite element method. The dimensionless temperature field in the soil and the thermal power exchanged per unit length by the pipeline with the soil are determined. A comparison with a simpler one-dimensional model of the phenomenon (“extra-soil layer” approximation) is performed.


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http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/01457630802186031
http://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1080/01457630802186031,
https://academic.microsoft.com/#/detail/2020439981
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Published on 01/01/2008

Volume 2008, 2008
DOI: 10.1080/01457630802186031
Licence: CC BY-NC-SA license

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