Effect of particle gradation on flow characteristics of ash disposal pipelines

Umesh Kumar, R. Mishra, S. N. Singh, V. Seshadri

Research output: Contribution to journalArticlepeer-review

38 Citations (Scopus)

Abstract

Pressure drop and concentration distribution studies for the flow of multi-sized solid-liquid flow through slurry pipelines has been carried out over a wide range of efflux concentrations and mixtures of solids having different particle size distributions. The particle size effect on pressure drop has been analyzed through the measured solid distribution pattern in the pipeline. An integral flow model has been used for prediction of the pressure drop and solids distribution under various conditions. The model has been used to predict the optimum particle size distribution that gives the minimum specific energy consumption.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)39-51
Number of pages13
JournalPowder Technology
Volume132
Issue number1
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 29 May 2003
Externally publishedYes

Fingerprint

Dive into the research topics of 'Effect of particle gradation on flow characteristics of ash disposal pipelines'. Together they form a unique fingerprint.

Cite this