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Wave Blockers
Wave Blocker Types
Wave Blocker Performance
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WR Mattco has a broad range of pulsation control equipment for mud-pump systems to meet
almost any customer need based on price or performance. The company offers not only time
-tested, high-pressure mud-pump discharge dampeners, but is also offering State-of-the-Art
Suction Stabilizers and Discharge Dampeners.
A wide range of innovative Mud Pump Pulsation Control Equipment from WR Mattco is
available to enhance the performance of your Triplex Mud Pump. Included are conventional
and premium maintenance free suction stabilizers and discharge dampeners. The Premium
Pulsation Control Package consisting of a Cellular Suction Stabilizer Manifold and Combina-
tion Discharge Dampener significantly improves the Mud Pump System Dynamics that results
in improved safety, improved MWD signal processing by eliminating mud pump and system
dynamic noise, and extended life of the mud pump system components. Additional benefits
includes the ability to operate the you mud pumps at maximum design conditions without ad-
verse effects to the pump or drilling system including premature relief valve activation.
This document contains the elementary physics associated with the application of the pulsa-
tion control equipment. The equations are not intended to be used as actual sizing and per-
formance criteria.
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Pressure
Pressure
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Pl = V
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Pressure
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TwoM207500@2000psi&4000psi
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TwoM207500@1500psi&2500psi
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7.5"X14"SATriplex
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Wave Blockers
Wave Blockers are specially designed orifices
with Ceramic Inserts for long life of 3 to 5
years and are installed in the discharge flow
line for three different purposes. These are
as an integral part of the liquid only dampen-
ers, to enhance pneumatic discharge damp-
ener performance, and detune discharge pip-
ing hydraulic response. Resonance response
has been reduced from 30% to 70% when in-
stalled down stream of the pump in the dis-
charge piping of pump systems experiencing
hydraulic resonance.
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Relative Peak-to-Peak Hydraulic Pressure Variation of 8.4 Hz Standing Wave along 270 ft Pipe Section
Wave Blockers installed in the header at Pumps 2 and 5 reduced the peak-to-peak hydraulic
pressure variation 38% by changing the frequency response of the piping. The high peak-to-
peak hydraulic pressure variation of 1194-kPa was occurring at the pump stations discharge
piping 8.4 Hz half wave natural frequency when pumping water. After installation of the Wave
Blocker on the pump, the reduced peak-to-peak hydraulic pressure variation of 739-kPa was
at the normal pump excitation frequency of 3.3 Hz. The Wave Blockers are a custom product
that can be effectively applied with the assistance of WR Mattco.
Actual Peak-to-Peak Hydraulic Pressure Variation along 270 ft Discharge Pipe Section without Wave Blockers
Actual Peak-to-Peak Hydraulic Pressure Variation along 270 ft Discharge Pipe Section with Wave Blockers
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Pumps generate two forms of hydraulic pressure disturbances in the suction and discharge
manifold and piping. These hydraulic pressure variations are the result of fluid flow and fluid
acceleration. A discussion of the pump cycle follows to understand the mechanisms that re-
sult in Pump Fluid Dynamics.
Pump Cycle
Fluid Dynamics of a Triplex Mud Pump is dependent on the action of the pump suction and
discharge valves and how the fluid responds in each pump chamber. The following pump
chamber pressure curve based on crank angle is typical. Discharge stroke is from 0 to 180
Degrees and suction stroke is from 180 back to 0 Degrees.
4 5
8
1
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Fluid pressure disturbances are generated because of the velocity variation (flow rate
variation) resulting from the pump crank driving mechanism.
Velocity induced pressure disturbances occur at harmonics (3 and 6 times) of the pump
rotating frequency (Pump Speed). With the piping system acting as the pressure drop
coefficient (k), the discharge system experiences peak-to-peak hydraulic pressure variation
(P) by the square of the fluid velocity difference (v) between the maximum and minimum.
Peak-to-peak hydraulic pressure variation is proportional to the operating pressure and will be
20% to 35% when no discharge dampener is used.
P = kv 2
Suction stabilizers and discharge dampeners act as velocity compensators and are sized
based on the volume of fluid represented by the area above the average flow rate that is
stored and then released when the flow rate drops below the average. The larger the pump,
the larger the pulsation dampener required to provide an acceptable level of residual peak-to
-peak hydraulic pressure variation.
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