A model for transient natural convection in a vertical cylinder with sidewall heating
A model is needed to predict the fluid velocities and temperature stratification in the crude oil in the more than 50 oil-filled Strategic Petroleum Reserve (SPR) caverns during long-term storage in order to understand processes such as fluid mixing and temperature stratification. A simple two-region model has been developed to predict the transient velocity and temperature distribution in a vertical cylinder with sidewall heating. The two regions are a boundary layer region along the vertical walls and a central core region in the middle. The boundary layer behavior is analyzed by the local similarity method which has been modified to conserve energy and to include turbulence and mixed convection effects. The central core region is broken up into a number of vertical control volumes. 16 refs., 5 figs.
- Research Organization:
- Sandia National Labs., Albuquerque, NM (USA)
- Sponsoring Organization:
- DOE/DP
- DOE Contract Number:
- AC04-76DP00789
- OSTI ID:
- 6821815
- Report Number(s):
- SAND-89-1227C; CONF-900803--2; ON: DE90006540
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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Related Subjects
020200* -- Petroleum-- Reserves
Geology
& Exploration
BOUNDARY LAYERS
CAVITIES
CONVECTION
ENERGY TRANSFER
FLOW RATE
HEAT TRANSFER
LAYERS
MASS TRANSFER
MATHEMATICAL MODELS
NATURAL CONVECTION
NUMERICAL SOLUTION
RESERVES
RESOURCES
SALT CAVERNS
STRATEGIC PETROLEUM RESERVE
TEMPERATURE DISTRIBUTION
TURBULENCE