A slurry erosion tank test rig was designed and built to investigate the erosion rates of different materials and effects of the influencing parameters on material loss and erosion profiles. A CFD （computational flui...A slurry erosion tank test rig was designed and built to investigate the erosion rates of different materials and effects of the influencing parameters on material loss and erosion profiles. A CFD （computational fluid dynamics） tool is applied to study the flow impact velocity, solid concentration and particle size effects on the erosion rate of sample plates in the liquid-solid mixture in a cylindrical tank. The MRF （multiple reference frames） method is applied to model the rotating parts inside the tank. The flow behavior and liquid-solid interactions in the slurry tank test rig are simulated and the results are validated with the experimental data. It was approved that changing the height and diameter of each rotating zone （MRF zones） have a negligible effect on simulation results. It was observed that the erosion mass losses are increasing with increase in flow velocity and sand concentration. Both variations can be predicted with a logarithmic dependence of mass loss to rotational velocity and sand concentration. The increase in erosion rate by increase in particle size was also observed for three various particle size distributions.展开更多
The effects of particle size, impeller clearance and impeller speed are assessed to show how condition variations influence power consumption in the water-solid slurry suspension in an agitated tank. The energy effici...The effects of particle size, impeller clearance and impeller speed are assessed to show how condition variations influence power consumption in the water-solid slurry suspension in an agitated tank. The energy efficiency of slurry height variation, impeller type and diameter, and solid movement speed has been investigated with six soil series stirred in a soil-water slurry. Coarser sand particles are observed to significantly increase power consumption, while finer particles, for instance clay, decrease the stirring power requirement. The 3-blade HR100 SUPERMIX? impeller manufactured by SATAKE generally performs more efficiently than a conventional4-pitched blade turbine. The impeller's geometric design, including diameter and number of blades influences the impeller's energy efficiency, and HR100 impellers with greater diameters remarkably reduce power consumption. The tests demonstrated that the power required to provide off-bottom solid suspension and solid dispersion can be reduced dramatically by increasing the slurry height rather than by accelerating the impeller, if this option is possible.展开更多
文摘A slurry erosion tank test rig was designed and built to investigate the erosion rates of different materials and effects of the influencing parameters on material loss and erosion profiles. A CFD （computational fluid dynamics） tool is applied to study the flow impact velocity, solid concentration and particle size effects on the erosion rate of sample plates in the liquid-solid mixture in a cylindrical tank. The MRF （multiple reference frames） method is applied to model the rotating parts inside the tank. The flow behavior and liquid-solid interactions in the slurry tank test rig are simulated and the results are validated with the experimental data. It was approved that changing the height and diameter of each rotating zone （MRF zones） have a negligible effect on simulation results. It was observed that the erosion mass losses are increasing with increase in flow velocity and sand concentration. Both variations can be predicted with a logarithmic dependence of mass loss to rotational velocity and sand concentration. The increase in erosion rate by increase in particle size was also observed for three various particle size distributions.
基金the Government of Malaysia for the financial support from University of Malaya through the UMRG grant no. RP008B-13SUSMinistry of Higher Education (MOHE) through the FRGS grant no. FP028-2012A
文摘The effects of particle size, impeller clearance and impeller speed are assessed to show how condition variations influence power consumption in the water-solid slurry suspension in an agitated tank. The energy efficiency of slurry height variation, impeller type and diameter, and solid movement speed has been investigated with six soil series stirred in a soil-water slurry. Coarser sand particles are observed to significantly increase power consumption, while finer particles, for instance clay, decrease the stirring power requirement. The 3-blade HR100 SUPERMIX? impeller manufactured by SATAKE generally performs more efficiently than a conventional4-pitched blade turbine. The impeller's geometric design, including diameter and number of blades influences the impeller's energy efficiency, and HR100 impellers with greater diameters remarkably reduce power consumption. The tests demonstrated that the power required to provide off-bottom solid suspension and solid dispersion can be reduced dramatically by increasing the slurry height rather than by accelerating the impeller, if this option is possible.
