Performance and flow characterization studies of a vortex slurry transportation unit

Abstract

Conventional equipment for the transportation of solid-liquid mixtures is often subject to wear-related problems. A recent innovation, which is a fully fluidic non-moving part device, utilizes vortex flows for the mixing and transportation of slurries. Its novelty lies in the fact that it is driven by an external fluid supply and thus contains no moving parts in direct contact with the slurry material. Slurry mixing is an integral part of the process, and thus the need for pre-treatment of slurries is eliminated. An extensive series of studies has been carried out to investigate both the performance aspects of the device and the underlying phenomena involved in its operation. This paper presents experimental results of both performance and operational studies of this novel slurry transportation system.

Design and Selection Process of Vertical Transport Systems SS: Ocean Mining; chairman Julien Denegre

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