Study and Analysis on the Influence Degree of Particle Settlement Factors in Pipe Transportation of Backfill Slurry

In this study, we developed a pipeline transport model to investigate the influence of particle sedimentation factors on slurry transportation through pipelines. The particle tracking module of the software was used to simulate the transport process, and the influences on the sedimentation rate were...

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Autores principales: Chonghao Wang, Deqing Gan
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spelling oai:doaj.org-article:70534d18e42c4cc39d005bc32928e1632021-11-25T18:21:53ZStudy and Analysis on the Influence Degree of Particle Settlement Factors in Pipe Transportation of Backfill Slurry10.3390/met111117802075-4701https://doaj.org/article/70534d18e42c4cc39d005bc32928e1632021-11-01T00:00:00Zhttps://www.mdpi.com/2075-4701/11/11/1780https://doaj.org/toc/2075-4701In this study, we developed a pipeline transport model to investigate the influence of particle sedimentation factors on slurry transportation through pipelines. The particle tracking module of the software was used to simulate the transport process, and the influences on the sedimentation rate were analyzed considering the slurry concentration, particle size, and flow velocity. The established model exhibited small calculation errors. In addition, the results revealed that the proposed model is reliable for calculating the degree of influence of various factors on particle sedimentation. The effect of the particle sedimentation rate on the pipeline slurry was explored considering the particle size, slurry concentration, and flow velocity. The sedimentation rate was positively related to particle size and adversely related to the slurry concentration and flow velocity. Indeed, study on the sedimentation rate requires considering a reasonable range of particle sizes, preparing a slurry with an appropriate concentration, and adjusting an appropriate flow velocity. Numerical simulations were performed using the filling data as the background for a sample mining area. The experimental results showed optimal slurry concentration and particle size of 60% and 25.25 µm, respectively.Chonghao WangDeqing GanMDPI AGarticleparticle sedimentationfilling miningdegree of influencepipeline transportationsolid waste utilizationMining engineering. MetallurgyTN1-997ENMetals, Vol 11, Iss 1780, p 1780 (2021)
institution DOAJ
collection DOAJ
language EN
topic particle sedimentation
filling mining
degree of influence
pipeline transportation
solid waste utilization
Mining engineering. Metallurgy
TN1-997
spellingShingle particle sedimentation
filling mining
degree of influence
pipeline transportation
solid waste utilization
Mining engineering. Metallurgy
TN1-997
Chonghao Wang
Deqing Gan
Study and Analysis on the Influence Degree of Particle Settlement Factors in Pipe Transportation of Backfill Slurry
description In this study, we developed a pipeline transport model to investigate the influence of particle sedimentation factors on slurry transportation through pipelines. The particle tracking module of the software was used to simulate the transport process, and the influences on the sedimentation rate were analyzed considering the slurry concentration, particle size, and flow velocity. The established model exhibited small calculation errors. In addition, the results revealed that the proposed model is reliable for calculating the degree of influence of various factors on particle sedimentation. The effect of the particle sedimentation rate on the pipeline slurry was explored considering the particle size, slurry concentration, and flow velocity. The sedimentation rate was positively related to particle size and adversely related to the slurry concentration and flow velocity. Indeed, study on the sedimentation rate requires considering a reasonable range of particle sizes, preparing a slurry with an appropriate concentration, and adjusting an appropriate flow velocity. Numerical simulations were performed using the filling data as the background for a sample mining area. The experimental results showed optimal slurry concentration and particle size of 60% and 25.25 µm, respectively.
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author Chonghao Wang
Deqing Gan
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Deqing Gan
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title Study and Analysis on the Influence Degree of Particle Settlement Factors in Pipe Transportation of Backfill Slurry
title_short Study and Analysis on the Influence Degree of Particle Settlement Factors in Pipe Transportation of Backfill Slurry
title_full Study and Analysis on the Influence Degree of Particle Settlement Factors in Pipe Transportation of Backfill Slurry
title_fullStr Study and Analysis on the Influence Degree of Particle Settlement Factors in Pipe Transportation of Backfill Slurry
title_full_unstemmed Study and Analysis on the Influence Degree of Particle Settlement Factors in Pipe Transportation of Backfill Slurry
title_sort study and analysis on the influence degree of particle settlement factors in pipe transportation of backfill slurry
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