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The least energy and water cost condition for turbulent, homogeneous pipeline slurry transport.
- Source :
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International Journal of Mineral Processing . Mar2016, Vol. 148, p59-64. 6p. - Publication Year :
- 2016
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Abstract
- The efficient combined use of water and energy in long distance slurry pipelines is analyzed in light of the total cost function resulting from an energy and mass balance. Given a system throughput and a set of common slurry and flow properties associated with long distance cross country pipelines such as Krieger-type rheology and smooth wall turbulent flow with small yield-to-wall stress, the minimum cost condition is obtained at the minimum feasible transport mean velocity. This condition has been found irrespective of the particular value of the dissipation-to-pump station location difference, provided the required pumping power is positive. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
- Subjects :
- *TURBULENCE
*PIPELINES
*SLURRY
*ENERGY consumption
*COST analysis
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Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 03017516
- Volume :
- 148
- Database :
- Academic Search Index
- Journal :
- International Journal of Mineral Processing
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 113477789
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1016/j.minpro.2016.01.011