Experimental study on particle velocity and acceleration length in pneumatic and hydraulic conveying systems

Nir Santo, Dimitry Portnikov, Haim Kalman

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Abstract

Particle velocity, acceleration length and velocity profile evaluations are essential for the design and modeling in conveying systems. Although the subject was widely researched, the relationship between pneumatic and hydraulic systems has not been addressed and still lacks a correlation that will be consistent over various operating conditions and materials that concludes both conveying medias. The current paper presents a thorough experimental investigation of the above-mentioned characteristics obtained from 2-in dilute phase pneumatic conveying system and a 2-in hydraulic conveying system. Experiments with various operating conditions and conveyed materials in vertical orientations were conducted. The particle’s velocities and locations in the pipe were obtained using a high-speed camera combined with image processing. Data was obtained for each particle allowing an investigation of the effect each component has on the phenomena. Correlations are suggested for the characteristic’s evaluation in the range of the tested operating conditions.

Original languageAmerican English
Title of host publication19th International Conference on Transport and Sedimentation of Solid Particles, 2019
EditorsJerzy Sobota, Rainer Haldenwan
Pages211-217
Number of pages7
StatePublished - 1 Jan 2019
Event19th International Conference on Transport and Sedimentation of Solid Particles, 2019 - Cape Town, South Africa
Duration: 24 Sep 201927 Sep 2019

Publication series

NameInternational Conferences on Transport and Sedimentation of Solid Particles
VolumeTS 19

Conference

Conference19th International Conference on Transport and Sedimentation of Solid Particles, 2019
Country/TerritorySouth Africa
CityCape Town
Period24/09/1927/09/19

Keywords

  • Acceleration length
  • Hydraulic conveying
  • Particle velocity
  • Pneumatic conveying
  • Slip velocity

All Science Journal Classification (ASJC) codes

  • Fluid Flow and Transfer Processes
  • Environmental Engineering
  • Pollution
  • Waste Management and Disposal
  • Water Science and Technology

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