Paternina-Verona, D. A., Flórez-Acero, L. C., Coronado-Hernández, O. E., Espinoza-Román, H. G., Fuertes-Miquel, V. S., & Ramos, H. M. (2023). Two-dimensional simulation of emptying manoeuvres in water pipelines with admitted air. Urban Water Journal, 1-12.
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This study examines the impact of sub-atmospheric pressures in water pipelines during emptying manoeuvres with air admitted. Previous research has looked at this issue but has not studied it in detail. This research presents a two-dimensional model using the OpenFOAM software to analyse different emptying manoeuvres in a single pipeline with entrapped air. The results show the sensitivity of the ball valve opening percentage, which show that absolute pressure drop can reduce to 23% for each 5% of ball valve opening percentage. The influence of the size of the entrapped air pocket and different air-admission orifices was also analysed. The numerical model showed that the selection of the percentage and times of opening drainage valves in pipelines with air-admission orifices is crucial in controlling sub-atmospheric pressure conditions. Finally, this study demonstrates the ability of the two-dimensional model to show the sensitivity of hydraulic drainage parameters in pipelines with entrapped air.
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