Fundamentals and Analysis of Gas Pipeline Hydraulics

  • Author: Technical Toolboxes
  • Level: Intermediate
  • Study time: 1 hour
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Start your journey into the basics of gas pipelines with our one-hour self-paced course designed for engineers. Explore pressure drop, energy conservation, and how friction and elevation affect pipelines. Understand gas transmission equations and analyze compressor performance, including calculations for head, power, and temperature. Learn about temperature profiles and heat transfer for efficient gas transmission systems.

This course simplifies hydraulic modeling, offering practical insights to help engineers optimize natural gas pipelines.
  • Video time: 1 hour
  • Exams: 1

Table of Contents

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  • Chapters:
    Introduction and agenda
    Pipeline Pressure Drop
    • Law of energy conservation
    • Friction factor
    • Example of friction factor calculations
    • Friction pressure from correlations
    • General gas flow equation
    • Example of application of the gas flow equation
    • Elevation correction

    Compressor performance
    Temperature profile and heat transfer
    • Example of temperature profile calculation
    • Fundamentals and analysis of gas pipeline hydraulics

Dr. Kunal Dutta-Roy 

Co-founder and Managing Consultant at EICE International, SME at Technical Toolboxes
ABOUT DR. KUNAL DUTTA-ROY
Dr. Kunal Dutta-Roy is well-recognized in the petroleum industry as a thought leader and pioneer in adapting advanced technologies to oilfield operations analysis, having led several successful initiatives with the leading technology providers in this area in a career spanning over forty years.

His expertise extends from the reservoir, through the wellbore and production facilities, and further downstream to the pipelines and processing facilities. Dr. Dutta-Roy’s recent clients include Marathon Oil, Pipeline Research Council International, US Dept. of Transportation, Halliburton, ConocoPhillips, and Schlumberger.

His current focus includes an analysis of ongoing green energy initiatives in the petroleum industry. Dr. Dutta-Roy holds a bachelor’s degree in petroleum engineering from the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT-ISM), along with MS and PhD degrees, also in Petroleum Engineering, from the University of Tulsa.