电潜泵多相增压机理与工况诊断
研究方向 / 方向 2
油井进入中后期或产水气井排液时,泵入口游离气增加,电潜泵(ESP)扬程退化,进而发展为喘振直至气锁停机;传统设计多用均相流模型,只在含气率很低时适用。课题组的研究主线是:旋转叶轮高剪切流场中气泡破碎聚并 → 原位含气率 → 流型转化 → 增压退化,并扩展到高粘、油水乳化、含砂等复杂工况。

实验与机理模型。 依托塔尔萨大学 TUALP 多级电潜泵两相环路(14 级 TE-2700 泵,逐级测压)和本校离心泵可视化实验台,用高速摄影观测叶轮内流型与喘振起始:入口含气率超过约 7% 时增压骤降,表面活性剂可推迟甚至消除喘振。据此建立旋转流场临界气泡直径、原位含气率和流型转化边界模型;提出“最佳匹配流量 QBM”概念,构建单相、高粘、油水乳化和气液两相的统一增压模型,在三台不同类型电潜泵上验证,误差基本在 ±20% 以内、平均约 10%。


数值模拟。 欧拉双流体 CFD 结合相间力模拟多级泵内气液流动与跨级流型演变,用动态模态分解(DMD)提取叶轮内流场主导模态;国家自然科学基金面上项目「深海电潜泵油气混输流动机理及瞬态多相流模型研究」进一步面向海上混流式电潜泵。

海上宽幅电潜泵叶导轮水力设计与 CFD 自动优化。 海上油田进入中后期后排量波动大、含气高,传统单点设计电潜泵高效区窄,偏离设计点效率骤降。课题组面向 400、538 系列宽流道混流式电潜泵开展叶轮/导轮水力设计:以成熟泵型为基础,经相似定律尺度换算、欧拉方程扬程修正和比转速校核构建基础模型;再用 Python 串联 CFturbo 参数化几何、Workbench 网格更新与 PyFluent 批量求解,形成“几何批处理—网格更新—批量求解—代理模型寻优”的全流程自动优化闭环,以拉丁超立方采样和高斯过程代理模型搜索设计空间,并用已知泵型的实测曲线标定计入泄漏的 CFD 修正。首轮 62 组有效样本的 Spearman 敏感性分析表明,叶轮出口宽度 b2 对最佳效率点位置影响最大(ρ≈0.74),据此将设计变量由 10 维压缩到 5 维,显著提高寻优效率。


工况诊断与管理。 把机理增压模型与机器学习结合,研发电潜泵实时管理框架,覆盖工况识别、故障诊断、故障预警和剩余寿命预测,形成「智能电潜泵管理系统 V1.0」算法模块。
代表性论文(10 篇)
- L Peng, L Feng, Q Guang, J Zhu, H Liu, Z Nie, C Ma, C Di, Q Wu. Real-Time ESP Management Framework Using Hybrid Physics-Based and ML Models. SPE Offshore Europe Conference and Exhibition, D021S009R008, 2025.
- Y Li, J Zhu, H Zeng, Y Zhang, Y Lu, Y Fan, H Zhu. An Indirect Approach for Flow Pattern Transition Identification Inside a Low-Specific-Speed Centrifugal Pump with Experimental Verification and Theoretical Modeling. SPE Journal 28 (01), 184-200, 2023.
- H Zhu, J Zhu, HQ Zhang. Mechanistic modeling of gas effect on Multi-stage Electrical submersible pump (ESP) performance with experimental validation. Chemical Engineering Science 252, 117288, 2022.
- J Zhu, H Zhao, G Cao, H Banjar, H Zhu, J Peng, HQ Zhang. A New Mechanistic Model for Emulsion Rheology and Boosting Pressure Prediction in Electrical Submersible Pumps (ESPs) under Oil-Water Two-Phase Flow. SPE Journal 26 (02), 667-684, 2021.
- J Zhu, H Zhu, G Cao, J Zhang, J Peng, H Banjar, HQ Zhang. A New Mechanistic Model To Predict Boosting Pressure of Electrical Submersible Pumps Under High-Viscosity Fluid Flow with Validations by Experimental Data. SPE Journal 25 (02), 744-758, 2020.
- J Zhu, J Zhang, G Cao, Q Zhao, J Peng, H Zhu, HQ Zhang. Modeling flow pattern transitions in electrical submersible pump under gassy flow conditions. Journal of Petroleum Science and Engineering 180, 471-484, 2019.
- J Zhu, HQ Zhang. A review of experiments and modeling of gas-liquid flow in electrical submersible pumps. Energies 11 (1), 180, 2018.
- J Zhu, X Guo, F Liang, HQ Zhang. Experimental study and mechanistic modeling of pressure surging in electrical submersible pump. Journal of Natural Gas Science and Engineering 45, 625-636, 2017.
- J Zhu, HQ Zhang. Mechanistic modeling and numerical simulation of in-situ gas void fraction inside ESP impeller. Journal of Natural Gas Science and Engineering 36, 144-154, 2016.
- J Zhu, H Banjar, Z Xia, HQ Zhang. CFD simulation and experimental study of oil viscosity effect on multi-stage electrical submersible pump (ESP) performance. Journal of Petroleum Science and Engineering 146, 735-745, 2016.