Un Balance Liquid Level Of Central Separator Ulubelu Geothermal Power

Weekly Progress Report No. 6

(30/04/18 – 04/05/18)
Date: 04/05/2018
1.0 This Week’s Progress

 Check the Input Data to Ansys CFD

 Running the Simulation (Inlet Header)

2.0 Next Week’s Work Plan

 Running the Simulation (Separator, Outlet Brine)

 CFD Verification and Validation

3.0 Issues / Concerns

3.1 Input Data to Ansys CFD

In this case, the CFD simulation of the Fluid flow is assumed to be a 2 Phase Fluid Stream
(Brine and Steam). With the data obtained from PT. Rekayasa Industri then the CFD
simulation will be setup as follows:

Boundary Condition
Normal Speed 19 [m/s]
Boundary Details
Turbulence Medium (Intensity = 5%)
Inlet Header
Fraction Brine 0.03
Fluid Values
Fraction Steam 0.97
Opening Pres. And Dirn 8.2 Bar
Boundary Details
Outlet Header to Turbulence Medium (Intensity = 5%)
Sep 4 Fraction Brine 0.81
Fluid Values
Fraction Steam 0.19
Opening Pres. And Dirn 7.2 Bar
Boundary Details
Outlet Header to Turbulence Medium (Intensity = 5%)
Sep 5 Fraction Brine 0.81
Fluid Values
Fraction Steam 0.19
Opening Pres. And Dirn 7.2 Bar
Boundary Details
Outlet Header to Turbulence Medium (Intensity = 5%)
Sep 6 Fraction Brine 0.81
Fluid Values
Fraction Steam 0.19
Option No Slip Wall
Pipe Wall Boundary Details
Wall Roughness Smooth Wall

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Fluid Definition
Reference Pressure 8.2 Bar
Grav X Dirn 0
Brine Grav Y Dirn -9.81 m/s^2
Bouyant
Grav Z Dirn 0
Buoy Ref.Density 4.467 kg/m^3
Basic Setting
Reference Pressure 8.2 Bar
Grav X Dirn 0
Steam Grav Y Dirn -9.81 m/s^2
Bouyant
Grav Z Dirn 0
Buoy Ref.Density 4.467 kg/m^3
Option Isothermal
Fluid Model Fluid Temperature 166 C
Turbulence K-epsilon
Fluid Pair Models Surf Tension Coeff 0.072 N/m
Initialization Static Pressure Automatic With Value 7.2 bar

3.2 Running The Simulation (Inlet Header)

The simulation have been done with the following valve variations

 100 % Open

 90 % Open

 75 % Open

 Fully Closed

There is history of convergence from each simulation:

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Figure 1 Mass Flow Convergence History 100% Open

Figure 2 Mass Flow Convergence History 90% Open

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Figure 3 Mass Flow Convergence History 75% Open

Figure 4 Mass Flow Convergence History Fully Closed

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