PDC Drill Bit Redesign and Simulation for Optimized Performance
| atmire.migration.oldid | 2421 | |
| dc.contributor.advisor | Martinuzzi, Robert | |
| dc.contributor.advisor | Hareland, Geir | |
| dc.contributor.author | Sivagnanam, Mohan | |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2014-08-29T22:07:52Z | |
| dc.date.available | 2014-11-17T08:00:43Z | |
| dc.date.issued | 2014-08-29 | |
| dc.date.submitted | 2014 | en |
| dc.description.abstract | Polycrystalline diamond compact (PDC) drill bit design influences the bit hydraulics and hence the drilling performance. To improve the hydraulics, the fluid flow pattern across the drill bit should be optimized for low pressure drop, low recirculation flow and high velocity. Design of Experiments (DOE) was used to study the effect of various design parameters. Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD) was used to simulate the fluid flow in the complex geometry of the drill bit. Response Surface Methodology was applied to optimize the design parameters for improved bit hydraulics. Preliminary simulations were conducted by increasing the complexity to meet the real time operation. Simulations based on fractional factorial experiment were used to identify the significant factors from the 15 design parameters. The optimum limits of the most significant five factors were identified from simulations based on central composite design (CCD). The optimization procedure was assessed by comparing the optimum design with the original design for Newtonian and Non-Newtonian conditions. | en_US |
| dc.identifier.citation | Sivagnanam, M. (2014). PDC Drill Bit Redesign and Simulation for Optimized Performance (Master's thesis, University of Calgary, Calgary, Canada). Retrieved from https://prism.ucalgary.ca. doi:10.11575/PRISM/27280 | en_US |
| dc.identifier.doi | http://dx.doi.org/10.11575/PRISM/27280 | |
| dc.identifier.uri | http://hdl.handle.net/11023/1709 | |
| dc.language.iso | eng | |
| dc.publisher.faculty | Graduate Studies | |
| dc.publisher.institution | University of Calgary | en |
| dc.publisher.place | Calgary | en |
| dc.rights | University of Calgary graduate students retain copyright ownership and moral rights for their thesis. You may use this material in any way that is permitted by the Copyright Act or through licensing that has been assigned to the document. For uses that are not allowable under copyright legislation or licensing, you are required to seek permission. | |
| dc.subject | Engineering--Mechanical | |
| dc.subject | Engineering--Petroleum | |
| dc.subject.classification | PDC drill bit | en_US |
| dc.subject.classification | Optimization methodology | en_US |
| dc.subject.classification | Bit hydraulics | en_US |
| dc.subject.classification | Computational fluid dynamics | en_US |
| dc.subject.classification | Design of experiment | en_US |
| dc.title | PDC Drill Bit Redesign and Simulation for Optimized Performance | |
| dc.type | master thesis | |
| thesis.degree.discipline | Mechanical and Manufacturing Engineering | |
| thesis.degree.grantor | University of Calgary | |
| thesis.degree.name | Master of Science (MSc) | |
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