Research on the Throttling Performance and Anti-Erosion Structure of Trapezoidal Throttle Orifices

Jianguo Zhao (), Haotian Zheng (), Chong Xie and Hanxiu Peng
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Jianguo Zhao: School of Mechatronics Engineering, Southwest Petroleum University, Chengdu 610500, China
Haotian Zheng: School of Mechatronics Engineering, Southwest Petroleum University, Chengdu 610500, China
Chong Xie: School of Mechatronics Engineering, Southwest Petroleum University, Chengdu 610500, China
Hanxiu Peng: Sinopec Research Institute of Petroleum Engineering, Beijing 100011, China

Energies, 2024, vol. 17, issue 13, 1-18

Abstract: The throttling performance of conventional throttle orifice structures of fluid control valves is very low. Therefore, this paper proposes a novel trapezoidal throttle orifice with excellent throttling performance. The effect of the taper of the throttle orifice on the erosion was researched. Firstly, two schemes of trapezoidal throttle orifice were proposed according to the fluid control valve. Secondly, the excellent throttling performance of the trapezoidal throttle orifice was compared and optimized. Finally, a numerical simulation method of the erosion-resistant ability of the trapezoidal throttle orifice was established. It was found that for the same throttling area, the differential pressure of the trapezoidal orifice was higher than that of the conventional rectangular orifice by about 18.6%. The taper had little effect on the gas production, which increased by only 3.3% during the 10° to 30° change. The maximum erosion was firstly reduced and then increased with increases in the angle from 0 to 25°of the taper. Moreover, the minimum was achieved at about a 20° taper angle. The above research methods provide a theoretical basis for optimizing the size and structure of orifices and the sealing reliability of fluid control valves.

Keywords: fluid control valve; throttle orifice; throttling performance; erosion; horizontal well (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: Q Q0 Q4 Q40 Q41 Q42 Q43 Q47 Q48 Q49 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2024
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