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Slurry Pipeline Design Software

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Input data required for running the software:

Enter ‘1’ for concentration by volume, ‘2’ for concentration by weight:

Enter Static Settled Concentration (%):

Enter ‘1’ for mono-sized, ‘2’ for bi-modal and ‘n’ for multisized particles (upto n = 6) depending on the grading of particles to be transported in slurry pipeline:

For n =1, particle size (mm) =

For n =2, particle size (mm) =

For n =3, particle size (mm) =

For n =4, particle size (mm) =

For n =5, particle size (mm) =

For n =6, particle size (mm) =

For n =1, amount read from PSD (%) =

For n =2, amount read from PSD (%) =

For n =3, amount read from PSD (%) =

For n =4, amount read from PSD (%) =

For n =5, amount read from PSD (%) =

For n =6, amount read from PSD (%) =

Enter mean diameter of particles, d50 (mm) read from PSD :

Enter pipe diameter (mm) :

Enter specific gravity of carrier fluid (for water as carrier fluid enter ‘1’):

Enter specific gravity of material to be transported through slurry pipeline :

Enter flow velocity (m/s) :

Enter slurry concentration (%) :

Enter slurry temperature (deg C) :

Enter slurry viscosity (Pa.s) :

Enter pump efficiency (%) to be used for maintaining flow in the slurry pipeline:

Enter total length of slurry pipeline (in Km):

Enter bulk modulus of elasticity for material of pipeline (in KPa):

Enter thickness of pipe material (in mm):

Output file will contain following:

Terminal settling velocity (w) of particles:

For Particle 1, w (mm/s) =

For Particle 2, w (mm/s) =

For Particle 3, w (mm/s) =

For Particle 4, w (mm/s) =

For Particle 5, w (mm/s) =

For Particle 6, w (mm/s) =

For d50, w (mm/s) =

Pressure drop (KPa) =

Pump capacity (in KW) required to transport the material through pipeline at input flow velocity and input slurry concentration =

Critical deposition velocity (m/s) =

Minimum operating flow velocity in slurry pipeline (m/s) =

Pipe erosion rate (mm/month) =

Maximum water hammer pressure (in KPa) =

Thickness of pipe material (mm) required to sustain water hammer pressure =

Life of pipeline (in months) =

Concentration profile of particles in slurry pipeline (in tabular form varying from bottom to top of pipeline):

Overall Concentration Profile:

Height from pipe bottom/