Integrated Airgas Source System for Turbine Fracturing Safety
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Solution Overview
Problem
Current airgas source systems for turbine fracturing are unsafe due to inadequate protection of airgas filters in high-pressure regions, have an incompact structure leading to labor-intensive installations, and are inefficient as they require complex wiring and series airgas supply, which can be disrupted by movement of turbine fracturing trucks.
Innovation Solution
An integrated airgas source system with a fracturing manifold that includes an airgas delivery manifold, filtering device, gas detecting system, and connecting device, where the filtering device is relocated away from high-pressure areas, and the system allows for parallel airgas supply, enhancing safety and installation efficiency by eliminating the need for on-site wiring and enabling flexible airgas delivery.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Reliability
If airgas filters are disposed at the rear of turbine fracturing trucks in high pressure region, then airgas supply can be provided to turbine engine, but the filters are at risk of damage and protection is insufficient
Solution Approach 1:
The airgas filter is extracted from the high-pressure region at the rear of the turbine fracturing truck and relocated to a safe zone. The airgas delivery manifold is also extracted from the high-pressure area, separating the filtration function from the high-pressure fracture fluid environment, thereby eliminating the damage risk while maintaining airgas supply reliability
Solution Approach 2:
An airgas delivery manifold acts as an intermediary component between the turbine engine and the fracture fluid system. This manifold is positioned in a safe zone away from high-pressure areas, serving as a mediator that delivers airgas to the turbine engine without exposing sensitive components like filters to harmful high-pressure conditions
2Adaptability or versatility
If airgas pipeline is arranged in annular form connecting turbine fracturing trucks, then airgas can be supplied to multiple trucks, but the piping becomes fragile and easily broken when trucks move
Solution Approach 1:
The airgas supply system is segmented into independent units, with each turbine fracturing truck equipped with its own airgas delivery manifold positioned in a safe zone. This segmentation allows each truck to operate independently with its own airgas supply, eliminating the need for fragile annular piping connections between trucks while maintaining the ability to supply airgas to multiple trucks simultaneously
Solution Approach 2:
The system transitions from a static annular piping arrangement to a dynamic configuration where each truck has its own mobile airgas delivery manifold. This allows the airgas supply system to adapt to the movement of individual trucks without requiring rigid interconnected piping, thereby maintaining supply flexibility while improving stability
3Ease of operation
If airgas filters and pipelines are installed separately after wellsite arrangement, then components can be positioned flexibly, but installation becomes labor-intensive and time-consuming
Solution Approach 1:
The airgas filter, airgas delivery manifold, and related components are merged into an integrated assembly that can be positioned and installed as a single unit. This integration eliminates the need for separate installation of multiple components, significantly reducing installation time and labor requirements while maintaining the flexibility to position the assembly in appropriate safe zones away from high-pressure areas
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AI summary
Disclosed is an aira gas source system for supplying airgas to a turbine engine by fracturing manifold equipment, including an aira gas supply device, an airgas delivery manifold, a filtering device, a gas detecting system and a connecting device, the airgas delivery manifold, the filtering device and the gas detecting system are integrated on the fracturing manifold equipment, the airgas supply device is connected to the airgas delivery manifold through the filtering device, and the airgas delivery manifold supplies airgas to the turbine engine through the connecting device. Beneficial effects: avoiding the hidden danger of the high pressure region, saving the floor space, avoiding the wiring of on-site delivery manifold, enhancing the connection efficiency, and reducing the difficulty of wellsite installation.