Abstract
Calcium carbide sludge is a kind of dense paste; when transported by pipeline, the pressure loss is enormous. However, how to calculate the pressure loss accurately has not been solved until now. This article aims to present a new method to build a pressure loss calculation model based on the experimental data of pipeline transportation. To determine the relationship between the pressure loss and the properties of calcium carbide sludge, a new circulating pipeline testing apparatus was designed. The test studied pressure losses arising from changes in the mass concentration of the paste, flow velocity, pipe diameter, and pipe length. Analyzing the obtained data by means of nonlinear curve fitting, the adsorption coefficient and viscosity coefficient were defined and then the calculation formula was deduced. Finally, the calculation formula was verified for a project pipeline with a relatively large diameter equal to φ200 mm and the same parameters as those of industrial applications. The results show that under the appropriate conditions of applying the model, the relative error is less than 20%, so the model can be applied to engineering pressure loss estimation. This method provides a suitable pipe transportation calculation method for dense paste, combining experimental data and theoretical derivation.
Highlights
IntroductionCalcium carbide sludge from acetylene production and other industrial processes[1,2] has a high solid content, and its apparent viscosity can reach several thousand Pascal seconds
Calcium carbide sludge from acetylene production and other industrial processes[1,2] has a high solid content, and its apparent viscosity can reach several thousand Pascal seconds. These calcium carbide sludge tailings in industry are referred to as ‘‘dense paste’’ in this article to describe a sort of material that consists of high solid content and small particles, showing high viscosity and having a state somewhere between solid and fluid
This article first studies the influencing factors of calcium carbide slurry flowing in pipes
Summary
Calcium carbide sludge from acetylene production and other industrial processes[1,2] has a high solid content, and its apparent viscosity can reach several thousand Pascal seconds. The annual output of calcium carbide sludge increases continually, and it is used as a building material or for the production of soda ash due to its physical and chemical properties. If it is transported by open transportation methods, such as delivery wagon, it cannot avoid polluting the surrounding environment. Sludge is a special kind of non-Newtonian fluid that exhibits plug flow in pipes under high pressure
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