Multiphase slurry flow regimes and its pipeline transportation of underground backfill in metal mine: Mini review

L Wang, L Cheng, S Yin, Z Yan, X Zhang - Construction and Building …, 2023 - Elsevier
The underground cemented backfilling of tailings slurry in metal mines is an important
guarantee for controlling goaf, reducing tailings storage, and ensuring mining safety. As a …

Recent progress on the discrete element method simulations for powder transport systems: A review

Q Shi, M Sakai - Advanced Powder Technology, 2022 - Elsevier
Powder transport systems are ubiquitous in various industries, where they can encounter
single powder flow, two-phase flow with solids carried by gas or liquid, and gas–solid–liquid …

Computational fluid dynamics investigation of bitumen residues in oil sands tailings transport in an industrial horizontal pipe

SG Sontti, M Sadeghi, K Zhou, E Zheng, X Zhang - Physics of Fluids, 2023 - pubs.aip.org
Pipeline transport is commonly used in the oil sand industry to convey crushed oil sand ores
and tailings. Bitumen residues in the oil sand tailings can be a threat to the environment that …

Pipeline slurry transportation system: An overview

NVK Reddy, JK Pothal, R Barik… - Journal of Pipeline …, 2023 - ascelibrary.org
The slurry pipeline system as the means of transportation is reviewed showing the process
of transportation starting from the beneficiation of ore at the mine site to the dewatering stage …

CFD simulation and optimization of slurry erosion of PDC bits

C Feng, W Liu, D Gao - Powder Technology, 2022 - Elsevier
Polycrystalline diamond compact (PDC) bits are subjected to harsh erosive conditions under
downhole. The erosion resistance partly determines the rate of penetration and footage of …

Coupled CFD-FEM analysis of the damage causes of the retention bunker: a case study at hard coal mine

T Janoszek, M Rotkegel - Scientific Reports, 2024 - nature.com
Underground coal storage bunkers serve as crucial infrastructural components in the coal
mining industry, providing secure and accessible locations for the storage of mined coal …

Computational fluid dynamics (CFD) simulation of three–phase non–Newtonian slurry flows in industrial horizontal pipelines

M Sadeghi, SG Sontti, E Zheng, X Zhang - Chemical Engineering Science, 2023 - Elsevier
Understanding the flow behavior of complex concentrated slurries is of tremendous
importance for industrial waste management. In this study, the transport of three–phase oil …

Experimental characterization techniques for solid-liquid slurry flows in pipelines: A review

RC Silva - Processes, 2022 - mdpi.com
In industrial environments, having instrumentation able to attain fast, accurate, and
autonomous measurements is pivotal to understanding the dynamics of liquid and particles …

Comprehensive Euler/Lagrange modelling including particle erosion for confined gas-solid flows

GAN Ricardo, M Sommerfeld - Particuology, 2024 - Elsevier
The present research aims to assess the capability of a comprehensive Euler/Lagrange
approach for predicting gas-solid flows and the associated solid particle erosion. The open …

Advancement in heavy oil upgrading and sustainable exploration emerging technologies

Y Yatimi, J Mendil, M Marafi, A Alalou… - Arabian Journal of …, 2024 - Elsevier
Upgrading heavy oil is a subject of high importance for fossil fuel industry due to the rapid
depletion of light oil reservoirs and the consequent increased demand for upgrading heavy …