Pressure fluctuation caused by dune structures in hydraulic solid transport pipe flow

L. Wang, A. Goharzadeh, P. Rodgers

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Abstract

This paper presents an experimental investigation on flow pressure fluctuation caused by dune formation during hydraulic solid transportation in horizontal pipelines. Digital photography was employed to study the morphologic characteristics of sand bed transportation with corresponding time based pressure measurement obtained using a pressure transducer. Combined, these experimental results characterized the interaction between dune formation and flow pressure fluctuation. With dune structures formed, significant pressure fluctuation was detected. These measurements combined with previous studies on dune flow field contribute to the fundamental insights into the physics of dune mode hydraulic solid transport flow in a closed conduit.

Original languageBritish English
Title of host publicationRecent Progresses in Fluid Dynamics Research - Proceedings of the Sixth International Conference on Fluid Mechanics, ICFM VI
Pages351-353
Number of pages3
DOIs
StatePublished - 2011
EventProceedings of the 6th International Conference on Fluid Mechanics: Recent Progresses in Fluid Dynamics Research, ICFM VI - Guangzhou, China
Duration: 30 Jun 20113 Jul 2011

Publication series

NameAIP Conference Proceedings
Volume1376
ISSN (Print)0094-243X
ISSN (Electronic)1551-7616

Conference

ConferenceProceedings of the 6th International Conference on Fluid Mechanics: Recent Progresses in Fluid Dynamics Research, ICFM VI
Country/TerritoryChina
CityGuangzhou
Period30/06/113/07/11

Keywords

  • multiphase flow
  • pressure fluctuation
  • sand dune
  • solid transportation

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