Predict friction loss in slurry pipes

To select pumps and design piping systems to transport slurries, the engineer must predict the pressure drop due to pipe friction. This is inherently a far-more-complicated matter than for flow of liquids alone. However, the procedure and equations presented here make it possible to do so by scaling...

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Published in:Chemical engineering (New York) 1992-09, Vol.99 (9), p.116-119
Main Authors: Darby, Ron, Mun, Robert, Boger, David V
Format: Magazinearticle
Language:English
Subjects:
Flow of fluids
Friction
Mathematical models
Rheology
Slurries
Viscosity measurement
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Summary:To select pumps and design piping systems to transport slurries, the engineer must predict the pressure drop due to pipe friction. This is inherently a far-more-complicated matter than for flow of liquids alone. However, the procedure and equations presented here make it possible to do so by scaling up laboratory rheological data on the slurry. The approach is valid for either laminar or turbulent flow.
ISSN:0009-2460
1945-368X