CFD Simulation in Predicting Slurry Flow in Horizontal Pipe

Slurry is the combination of two elements, solid-liquid mixtures. Pipe flows of
slurry are commonly used in many applications of engineering fields for example
pharmaceutical, food, civil, oil and gas and many other industries. Concern arises
when the rate of transporting slurry plays an important role for the operation
execution, especially regarding efficiency of operation, time management and
maintenance cost. Its vital contribution to all sectors makes researchers believe that
by developing the accurate model (simulation) can lead to an efficient reference
during designing phase. Perhaps it can gives better diameter selection of slurry
pipe, pumps selection and better power consumption which can economically help
investors and developers. Studies have proven that there are many factors that can
influence slurry behavior in pipeline. These factors include fluid types, size of the
particles, mixtures velocities, solid volume fraction, pressure loss across the pipe
and etc. This project focuses to comprehend the effect of particle size and solid
volume fraction on solid concentration profile, cuttings velocity, and frictional
pressure loss in horizontal pipeline.