Abstract
Certain configurations of liquefied natural gas refueling stations exhibit a deficiency in managing boil-off gas. Furthermore, the ill-conceived linkage between the submersible pump and the gas storage tank pipeline leads to impeded natural gas transmission. This study employed the computational fluid dynamics (CFD) methodology to scrutinize the hydrodynamic attributes of the T-type tee and dovetail tee configurations implemented in the pipeline design connecting the submersible pump and storage tank in a liquefied natural gas (LNG) filling station across diverse operational scenarios. The T-type tee induces detachment of the primary flow from the inner wall due to inertial forces, which results in vortex formation and heightened resistance, accompanied by increased energy dissipation. The transition of the rounded inner wall of the dovetail tee results in the reduction of eddy current generation and a smaller separation zone, thus minimizing resistance and energy loss. The maximum static differential pressure between the inlet and outlet of the dovetail tee is reduced by 52.52% compared to that of the T-type tee. In practical engineering applications, the use of dovetail tees leads to a reduction in the height difference for the pipeline by 17.58%, resulting in more uniform and stable flow rates and pressures in the flow field. These improvements contribute to engineering efficiency and environmental sustainability and are particularly evident in the design of LNG filling stations.
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