Experimental investigation of coarse particle conveying in pipes

Autor: Vlasak Pavel, Chara Zdenek, Konfrst Jiri, Krupička Jan
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2015
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Zdroj: EPJ Web of Conferences, Vol 92, p 02111 (2015)
Druh dokumentu: article
ISSN: 2100-014X
DOI: 10.1051/epjconf/20159202111
Popis: The advanced knowledge of particle-water mixture flow behaviour is important for safe, reliable, and economical design and operation of the freight pipelines. The effect of the mixture velocity and concentration on the coarse particle – water mixtures flow behaviour was experimentally investigated on an experimental pipe loop of inner diameter D = 100 mm with horizontal, vertical, and inclined pipe sections. Narrow particle size distribution basalt pebbles were used as model of coarse-grained solid particles. The radiometric method was used to measure particle concentration distribution in pipe cross-section. Mixture flow behaviour and particles motion along the pipe invert were studied in a pipe viewing section. The study revealed that the coarse particlewater mixtures in the horizontal and inclined pipe sections were significantly stratified. The particles moved principally in a layer close to the pipe invert. However, for higher and moderate flow velocities the particles moved also in the central part of the pipe cross-section, and particle saltation was found to be dominant mode of particle conveying.
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