New CFD Study Shows the Impact of Pressure Drop Around Different Types of Tubing Anchor Catchers
SALT LAKE CITY , Jan. 09, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- A new computational fluid dynamics (CFD) study from the independent consulting firm Imaginationeering finds that the net pressure drop around a standard Baker B2-style tubing anchor, as fluid/gas passes through the annular cavity around the anchor, is more than double the pressure drop around TechTAC’s Slimline® Tubing Anchor Catcher (TAC). A significant pressure drop, like that around the standard anchor, is the primary issue causing gas locking in rod pumps and a major contributor in the formation of scale, iron sulfide, and paraffin.
- SALT LAKE CITY , Jan. 09, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- A new computational fluid dynamics (CFD) study from the independent consulting firm Imaginationeering finds that the net pressure drop around a standard Baker B2-style tubing anchor, as fluid/gas passes through the annular cavity around the anchor, is more than double the pressure drop around TechTAC’s Slimline® Tubing Anchor Catcher (TAC).
- A significant pressure drop, like that around the standard anchor, is the primary issue causing gas locking in rod pumps and a major contributor in the formation of scale, iron sulfide, and paraffin.
- The CFD study was commissioned by TechTAC® and provides “a comparison CFD analysis of a gas flow within the annular space around two types of a 5.5-inch tubing anchor catcher to assess the differences between them in terms of flow parameters.” The two TACs used in the comparison were a standard tubing anchor catcher and the Slimline® TAC.
- According to the study: “…the pressure drop along the standard TAC is more than double that drop along the Slimline TAC.