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<p>Experimental setups using steel and transparent glass pipes, along with equally spaced steel stamped and transparent plastic tees, were designed for testing. The experimental results provided insights into the influence of flow directions, pig length, material properties, and air consumption on the dynamics and strength of the pigs within the tees. Furthermore, the study identified the causes of temporary halting, jamming, and the mechanisms of damage to cylindrical pigs made of hyperelastic materials within pipeline tees.</p>
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Experimental setups using steel and transparent glass pipes, along with equally spaced steel stamped and transparent plastic tees, were designed for testing. The experimental results provided insights into the influence of flow directions, pig length, material properties, and air consumption on the dynamics and strength of the pigs within the tees. Furthermore, the study identified the causes of temporary halting, jamming, and the mechanisms of damage to cylindrical pigs made of hyperelastic materials within pipeline tees.

Experimental Studies on the Dynamics of the Movement of Cleaning Pigs Through Tee Pipe Fittings

Department of transportation and storage of energy carriers

Institute of Petroleum Engineering, Ivano-Frankivsk National Technical University of Oil and Gas

Strojnícky časopis - Journal of Mechanical Engineering

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Experimental setups using steel and transparent glass pipes, along with equally spaced steel stamped and transparent plastic tees, were designed for testing....

Experimental Studies on the Dynamics of the Movement of Cleaning Pigs Through Tee Pipe Fittings

Published Online: Jun 01, 2024

Page range: 9 - 24

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/scjme-2024-0002

Keywords
Gas pipeline, cleaning pig, hyperelastic material, tee, dynamics of movement, jamming

© 2024 Serhii Stetsiuk et al., published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 3.0 License.

Experimental Studies on the Dynamics of the Movement of Cleaning Pigs Through Tee Pipe Fittings

Published Online: Jun 01, 2024

Page range: 9 - 24

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/scjme-2024-0002

KeywordsGas pipeline, cleaning pig, hyperelastic material, tee, dynamics of movement, jamming

© 2024 Serhii Stetsiuk et al., published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 3.0 License.

Keywords
Gas pipeline, cleaning pig, hyperelastic material, tee, dynamics of movement, jamming