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Study and modeling of head losses in GH2 pipelines
Video introduction of the thesis
Goals
Determining pressure losses (total pressure losses) in pipelines. Evolution with operating time (in terms of years/decades of use) due to degradation of the pipe's internal surface condition caused by H2 attack (hydrogen embrittlement) under pressure and erosion.
Innovations
- Couple numerical methods for fluid calculation with structural code for pipe walls (effects of friction, erosion, radial pressure gradient, etc.) with GH2.
- Wall erosion issues - Definition of Finnie-type erosion model
- Validate models and numerical results obtained with test results: Scottish Gas Network project H100 Fife 2020, UK National Gas project HyNTS Futuregrid, tests with BeBlue).
PhD student: Akshay Bambore
Promoter
Prof. Patrick Hendrick | Université Libre de Bruxelles |
Co-promoter
Prof. Jean-Philippe Ponthot | Université de Liège |
Research Center
Thibaut Van Hoof | Cenaero |
Tasks
T07-1 | 2D and 3D pipe flow and pressure drop calculations |
T07-2 | Code integration including fluid-structure coupling |
T07-3 | Development of a wall erosion model |
T07-4 | Analysis of external experimental data, development of test bench and validation of models based on experimental measurements |
T07-5 | Complete calculations with experimental validation |
T07-6 | Writing the doctoral thesis |
Akshay Bambore presents his project during the Kick-off - September 13, 2024.
Poster PhD Day
Download the poster of the PhD Day which took place in Brussels on 12.09.2025.
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