Sciences in Cold and Arid Regions ›› 2020, Vol. 12 ›› Issue (2): 59–70.doi: 10.3724/SP.J.1226.2020.00059.

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  • 收稿日期:2019-10-01 接受日期:2019-12-26 出版日期:2020-04-30 发布日期:2020-04-27

Thermal influence of ponding and buried warm-oil pipelines on permafrost: a case study of the China-Russia Crude Oil Pipeline

YanHu Mu1,MingTang Chai1(),GuoYu Li1(),Wei Ma1,Fei Wang1,2,YaPeng Cao1,2   

  1. 1.State Key Laboratory of Frozen Soil Engineering, Northwest Institute of Eco-Environment and Resources, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Lanzhou, Gansu 730000, China
    2.University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, China
  • Received:2019-10-01 Accepted:2019-12-26 Online:2020-04-30 Published:2020-04-27
  • Contact: MingTang Chai,GuoYu Li E-mail:cmt620422@163.com;guoyuli@lzb.ac.cn

Abstract:

Buried pipelines are widely used for transporting oil in remote cold regions. However, the warm oil can induce considerable thermal influence on the surrounding frozen soils and result in severe maintenance problems. This paper presents a case study of the thermal influence of ponding and buried warm-oil pipelines on permafrost along the China-Russia Crude Oil Pipeline (CRCOP) in Northeast China. Since its operation in 2011, the operation of the warm-oil pipelines has led to rapid warming and thawing of the surrounding permafrost and development of sizable ponding along the pipeline route, which, in return, exacerbates the permafrost degradation. A field study was conducted along a 400-km long segment of the CRCOP in permafrost regions of Northeast China to collect the location and size information of ponding. A two-dimensional heat transfer model coupled with phase change was established to analyze the thermal influence of ponding and the operation of warm-oil pipelines on the surrounding permafrost. In-situ measured ground temperatures from a monitoring site were obtained to validate the numerical model. The simulation results show that ponding accelerates the development of the thaw bulb around the pipeline. The maximum thaw depth below the pipeline increases from 4 m for the case without ponding to 9 m for the case with ponding after 50 years of operation, and ponding directly above the pipe induces the maximum thaw depth. Engineering measures should be adopted to control the size or even eliminate surface water-rich ponding for the long-term performance of buried warm-oil pipelines.

Key words: ponding, heat transfer modeling, oil pipeline, permafrost, thaw depth

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Itemρ (kg/m3)W0Cf (J/(kg?K))Cu (J/(kg?K))λf (J/(m?h?K))λu (J/(m?h?K))
Water1,000-4,1182,1177,9201,944
Black peat45050%8901,0306,3002,600
Silty clay1,50035%1,2751,7306,0223,932
Gravel1,80015%9821,2736,5525,760
Weathered granite1,80015%9821,2736,5525,760
Insulation300%1,2501,250126126

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