Design and Experimental Study of the CO2 Pipeline Relief Equipment in Industry Scale

In order to study CO₂ pipeline leakage diffusion characteristics, an industrial scale CO₂ pipeline (256 m long, 233 mm i.d.) discharge facility was designed. A double membrane blasting device was designed to control CO₂ release. The measurement and control system based on the CompactRIO could be used to record data from pressure transducers and thermocouples installed on the long pipe. Under certain conditions, several tests of CO₂ release was carried out. The pressures and temperatures on the pipeline, the dynamic pressures and temperatures on the near field of the discharge area, and the discharge flow state were studied. The test shows that the CO₂ pipe discharge equipment in industrial scale can meet the test requirements.

Keywords: industry scale; CO₂ pipeline; relief experiment