Concentration distribution in pipe flow of glass-bead slurry. Measured profiles and their comparison with models

0382055 - ÚH 2013 DE eng C - Conference Paper (international conference)
Pěník, Vojtěch - Matoušek, Václav - Krupička, Jan
Concentration distribution in pipe flow of glass-bead slurry. Measured profiles and their comparison with models.
Proceedings of 7th International Conference for Conveying and Handling of Particulate Solids. Frankfurt am Main: DECHEMA, 2012, s. 142.
[International Conference for Conveying and Handling of Particulate Solids (CHoPS) /7./. Friedrichshafen (DE), 10.09.2012–13.09.2012]
R&D Projects: GA ČR GA103/09/0383
Keywords : solids distribution * hydraulic transport * two-phase flow * slurry density measurement

Concentration distribution of 0.53-mm glass-bead (ballotini) particles in flow of heterogeneous mixture was measured in a laboratory pipe of the internal diameter of 100mm by a radiometric device. Obtained profiles were compared with results of theoretical models considered appropriate for the tested flow conditions (the models by Kaushal and Tomita 2002, Gillies and Shook 1994). The comparison showed that the models required modifications in order to provide satisfactory agreement with the measured profiles. From the tested models, the one by Gillies and Shook appeared to be more eligible for modification in the tested conditions. An optimization of its key parameter was carried out using the measured profiles with as a result a reasonable agreement between the measured- and predicted profiles.
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