<abstract xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><p> The paper presents three-dimensional CFD analysis of two-phase (sand-water) slurry flows through 263 mm diameter pipe in horizontal orientation for mixture velocity range of 3.5-4.7 m/s and efflux concentration range of 9.95-34% with three particle sizes viz. 0.165 mm, 0.29 mm and 0.55 mm with density 2650 kg/m<sup>3</sup>. RNG k-ε turbulence closure equations with Eulerian multi-phase model is used to simulate various slurry flows. The simulated values of local solid concentration are compared with the experimental data and are found to be in good agreement for all particle sizes. Effects of particle size on various slurry flow parameters such as pressure drop, solid phase velocity distribution, friction factor, granular pressure, turbulent viscosity, turbulent kinetic energy and its dissipation have been analyzed.</p></abstract>

The paper presents three-dimensional CFD analysis of two-phase (sand-water) slurry flows through 263 mm diameter pipe in horizontal orientation for mixture velocity range of 3.5-4.7 m/s and efflux concentration range of 9.95-34% with three particle sizes viz. 0.165 mm, 0.29 mm and 0.55 mm with density 2650 kg/m3. RNG k-ε turbulence closure equations with Eulerian multi-phase model is used to simulate various slurry flows. The simulated values of local solid concentration are compared with the experimental data and are found to be in good agreement for all particle sizes. Effects of particle size on various slurry flow parameters such as pressure drop, solid phase velocity distribution, friction factor, granular pressure, turbulent viscosity, turbulent kinetic energy and its dissipation have been analyzed.

Modeling of sand-water slurry flow through horizontal pipe using CFD

Department of Mechanical Engineering, The NorthCap University (Formerly ITM University), Gurgaon, Sector-23 A, Gurgaon-122017, India

Department of Civil Engineering, Indian Institute of Technology, Delhi, Hauz Khas, New Delhi-110016, India

Journal of Hydrology and Hydromechanics

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The paper presents three-dimensional CFD analysis of two-phase (sand-water) slurry flows through 263 mm diameter pipe in horizontal orientation for mixture...

Modeling of sand-water slurry flow through horizontal pipe using CFD

Published Online: Jul 08, 2016

Page range: 261 - 272

Received: Jan 25, 2016

Accepted: May 06, 2016

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1515/johh-2016-0027

Keywords
CFD, Slurry flow, Particle size, Solid concentration, Pipeline

© 2016

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 License.

Modeling of sand-water slurry flow through horizontal pipe using CFD

Published Online: Jul 08, 2016

Page range: 261 - 272

Received: Jan 25, 2016

Accepted: May 06, 2016

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1515/johh-2016-0027

KeywordsCFD, Slurry flow, Particle size, Solid concentration, Pipeline

© 2016

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 License.

Keywords
CFD, Slurry flow, Particle size, Solid concentration, Pipeline