西南石油大学学报(自然科学版) ›› 2019, Vol. 41 ›› Issue (6): 174-180.DOI: 10.11885/j.issn.1674-5086.2019.09.16.08

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Analysis of Pressure Characteristics in Working Cavity of Ultra High Pressure Reciprocating Pump for Shale Gas

WANG Guorong1,2,3, WANG Teng2,3, LI Rong4, WANG Fei5   

  1. 1. State Key Laboratory of Oil and Gas Reservoir Geology and Exploitation, Southwest Petroleum University, Chengdu, Sichuan 610500, China;
    2. Energy Equipment Institute of Southwest Petroleum University, Chengdu, Sichuan 610500, China;
    3. School of Mechatronic Engineering, Southwest Petroleum University, Chengdu, Sichuan 610500, China;
    4. No.4 Machinery Plant, Petroleum Machinery Co. Ltd., SINOPEC, Jingzhou, Hubei 434000, China;
    5. Xinjiang Training Center(Xinjiang Technician College), CNPC, Karamay, Xinjiang 834000, China
  • Received:2019-09-16 Online:2019-12-10 Published:2019-12-10

Abstract: In order to explore the solution to improve the working performance and reliability of the pump, we took the ultrahigh pressure reciprocating pump for shale gas horizontal well fracturing as the research object, and analyzed and studied the pressure variation law and basic characteristics of the pump working chamber. According to the basic theory of mechanics, the pressure changes in the working chamber at the opening and closing time of the pump valve were qualitatively analyzed. A fullscale pressure test bench for working chamber of ultra-high pressure reciprocating pump was built, and pressure curves of pump chamber under four plunger strokes and five discharge manifold pressures were obtained. It was found that the plunger stroke and the discharge manifold pressure during the drain stroke have a significant effect on the lag time of the working chamber pressure reduction. At the same time, the pressure in the working chamber generated an "M" type pressure shock characteristic in the high pressure range near the peak pressure, which could provide a solution and experimental basis for further analysis of the causes of fatigue failure of the inner wall of the valve box and optimization of the motion mechanism of the pump valve.

Key words: reciprocating pump, hydraulic end, pump chamber, pressure curve, pressure shock

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