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Flow analysis in right-angled pipes with different geometric shapes and parameters for sludge discharge in slime shield machines measured using a CFD-DEM method

Chen, Lumin; Liu, Kaixuan; Yao, Yufeng; Yao, Jun; Su, Zixue; Luo, Guofu

Authors

Lumin Chen

Kaixuan Liu

Yufeng Yao Yufeng.Yao@uwe.ac.uk
Professor in Aerospace Engineering

Dr Jun Yao Jun.Yao@uwe.ac.uk
Senior Lecturer Aerospace Themofluids

Zixue Su

Guofu Luo



Abstract

Mud and gravel deposition often occurs in circulation systems of pumps. In this paper, a liquid-solid coupling method combining CFD and DEM is proposed to study two-phase flow behavior of water, The flow characteristics of water-clay mud and the motion characteristics of gravel were simulated under different discharge pipe bending radii and geometry shape conditions. Numerical results showed that for a circular cross section pipe with a fixed bending radius, the collision times between the gravel particles and the pipe wall decreased with the increase of the bending radius.

Citation

Chen, L., Liu, K., Yao, Y., Yao, J., Su, Z., & Luo, G. (2020). Flow analysis in right-angled pipes with different geometric shapes and parameters for sludge discharge in slime shield machines measured using a CFD-DEM method. International Journal for Computational Methods in Engineering Science and Mechanics, 21(5), 231-242. https://doi.org/10.1080/15502287.2020.1809554

Journal Article Type Article
Acceptance Date Jun 1, 2020
Online Publication Date Sep 8, 2020
Publication Date Sep 8, 2020
Deposit Date Apr 17, 2021
Journal International Journal for Computational Methods in Engineering Science and Mechanics
Print ISSN 1550-2287
Electronic ISSN 1550-2295
Publisher Taylor & Francis
Peer Reviewed Peer Reviewed
Volume 21
Issue 5
Pages 231-242
DOI https://doi.org/10.1080/15502287.2020.1809554
Keywords Computational Mechanics; Computational Mathematics
Public URL https://uwe-repository.worktribe.com/output/7263332
Additional Information Peer Review Statement: The publishing and review policy for this title is described in its Aims & Scope.; Aim & Scope: http://www.tandfonline.com/action/journalInformation?show=aimsScope&journalCode=ucme20; Published: 2020-09-08