Abstract:This study shows how a subsea pipeline leak can be modeled in a mechanistic way. Special attention is paid to the implication of fixed-pressure boundary conditions at both upstream and downstream locations, which is relevant to the way the majority of field operations are actually performed. The use of fixed-pressure boundary conditions leaves the change in inlet total flow rate (⌬q tin ) and the change in outlet total flow rate (⌬q tout ) as two possible leak-detection indicators that can be monitored on a re… Show more
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