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In order to understand the buckling deformation law of the DS in horizontal directional drilling engineering, as well as the transfer and the distribution of the drag torque, and the relationship between the buckling deformation and drag torque, the dynamic model of the DS system in drilling engineering is applied to HDD engineering. The dynamics model of HDD at a long distance (5200 m) is established and calculated. The research indicates (1) when the buckling deformation of the DS is small, priority should be given to reducing the friction and torsion at the bending position; (2) excessive inlet thrust is the main reason for the buckling deformation of the DS, and the smaller the hole diameter, the more serious the buckling deformation; (3) severe buckling deformation of the DS will lead to an increase in the frictional resistance at the deformed part, and even local self-locking, resulting in the inability to continue to increase the weight on bit (WOB). The research results preliminarily reveal the relationship between DS buckling deformation and drag torque in ultra-long distance HDD engineering and point out the phenomenon law of drag torque and buckling deformation, which has reference value for the development of HDD technology.<\/jats:p>","DOI":"10.3390\/app12063145","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2022,3,20]],"date-time":"2022-03-20T21:25:00Z","timestamp":1647811500000},"page":"3145","update-policy":"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.3390\/mdpi_crossmark_policy","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":8,"title":["Mechanical Analysis of DS in Horizontal Directional Drilling"],"prefix":"10.3390","volume":"12","author":[{"given":"Hua","family":"Tong","sequence":"first","affiliation":[{"name":"School of Mechatronic Engineering, Southwest Petroleum University, Chengdu 610500, China"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Yongbo","family":"Shao","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"School of Civil Engineering and Geomatics, Southwest Petroleum University, Chengdu 610500, China"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]}],"member":"1968","published-online":{"date-parts":[[2022,3,19]]},"reference":[{"key":"ref_1","doi-asserted-by":"crossref","first-page":"1","DOI":"10.1016\/j.tust.2018.02.001","article-title":"Research and application of reaming subsidence control in horizontal directional drilling","volume":"75","author":"Zhu","year":"2018","journal-title":"Tunn. 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