Unsteady-state thermal calculation of buried oil pipeline using a proper orthogonal decomposition reduced-order model

Abstract

The POD-Galerkin reduced-order model is established for the thermal process of the buried oil pipeline, which carries complex and inhomogeneous boundary conditions, including Dirichlet (or first-type), Neumann (or second-type), and Robin (or third-type) boundary conditions. Especially, the treatment of different boundary conditions is given in detail. The implementation of POD-Galerkin reduced-order model on unstructured mesh is also introduced. Subsequently, the thermal processes of batching transportation and commissioning in an oil pipeline are calculated by the established reduced-order model, indicating that the reduced-order model is accurate and efficient. The application of this reduced-order model may provide a convenient and rapid approach for the design and ensuring safe and economic operation of the oil transportation pipeline.