Numerical Simulation and Experimental Study on Flow Pressure Drop of Ice Slurry in Piping Systems

Based on particle phase dynamics, the Euler-Euler model in FLUENT was selected to numerically simulate the ice slurry flowing in a piping system such as a straight pipe, 90° elbow pipe, and T type pipe without considering the ice melting process. The simulation results revealed that the pressure dro...

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Main Authors: Liu Shengchun, Song Ming, Dai Baomin, Sun Zhili, Hao Ling, Hao Ying
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Published: Journal of Refrigeration Magazines Agency Co., Ltd. 2018-01-01
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Online Access:http://www.zhilengxuebao.com/thesisDetails#10.3969/j.issn.0253-4339.2018.02.061
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author Liu Shengchun
Song Ming
Dai Baomin
Sun Zhili
Hao Ling
Hao Ying
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Song Ming
Dai Baomin
Sun Zhili
Hao Ling
Hao Ying
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description Based on particle phase dynamics, the Euler-Euler model in FLUENT was selected to numerically simulate the ice slurry flowing in a piping system such as a straight pipe, 90° elbow pipe, and T type pipe without considering the ice melting process. The simulation results revealed that the pressure drops in these three pipe types at the entrance were obvious. In the 90° elbow pipe, the inside pressure was less than the outside pressure after the bend, and the highest and lowest pressures appeared in the shunt of the T type pipe. The ice slurry flow experiment results showed that the specific pressure drop increased with the velocity and ice particle fraction. Among the three pipe types, the pressure drop of the straight pipe was the smallest, and that in the T type pipe was the largest. A comparison of the numerical simulation and experimental results showed that the pressure drop was consistent with the flow velocity within an error range of 20%, but the simulated value was larger than the experimental value at high flow rates. Determining the flow characteristics of an ice slurry will play an important role in the popularization of ice slurry engineering applications.
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spelling doaj-art-046f0d08c60f4080b404dba3eb4903cc2025-08-20T03:00:13ZzhoJournal of Refrigeration Magazines Agency Co., Ltd.Zhileng xuebao0253-43392018-01-013966511821Numerical Simulation and Experimental Study on Flow Pressure Drop of Ice Slurry in Piping SystemsLiu ShengchunSong MingDai BaominSun ZhiliHao LingHao YingBased on particle phase dynamics, the Euler-Euler model in FLUENT was selected to numerically simulate the ice slurry flowing in a piping system such as a straight pipe, 90° elbow pipe, and T type pipe without considering the ice melting process. The simulation results revealed that the pressure drops in these three pipe types at the entrance were obvious. In the 90° elbow pipe, the inside pressure was less than the outside pressure after the bend, and the highest and lowest pressures appeared in the shunt of the T type pipe. The ice slurry flow experiment results showed that the specific pressure drop increased with the velocity and ice particle fraction. Among the three pipe types, the pressure drop of the straight pipe was the smallest, and that in the T type pipe was the largest. A comparison of the numerical simulation and experimental results showed that the pressure drop was consistent with the flow velocity within an error range of 20%, but the simulated value was larger than the experimental value at high flow rates. Determining the flow characteristics of an ice slurry will play an important role in the popularization of ice slurry engineering applications.http://www.zhilengxuebao.com/thesisDetails#10.3969/j.issn.0253-4339.2018.02.061ice slurrynumerical simulationflow characteristicspecific pressure droppressure lose coefficients
spellingShingle Liu Shengchun
Song Ming
Dai Baomin
Sun Zhili
Hao Ling
Hao Ying
Numerical Simulation and Experimental Study on Flow Pressure Drop of Ice Slurry in Piping Systems
Zhileng xuebao
ice slurry
numerical simulation
flow characteristic
specific pressure drop
pressure lose coefficients
title Numerical Simulation and Experimental Study on Flow Pressure Drop of Ice Slurry in Piping Systems
title_full Numerical Simulation and Experimental Study on Flow Pressure Drop of Ice Slurry in Piping Systems
title_fullStr Numerical Simulation and Experimental Study on Flow Pressure Drop of Ice Slurry in Piping Systems
title_full_unstemmed Numerical Simulation and Experimental Study on Flow Pressure Drop of Ice Slurry in Piping Systems
title_short Numerical Simulation and Experimental Study on Flow Pressure Drop of Ice Slurry in Piping Systems
title_sort numerical simulation and experimental study on flow pressure drop of ice slurry in piping systems
topic ice slurry
numerical simulation
flow characteristic
specific pressure drop
pressure lose coefficients
url http://www.zhilengxuebao.com/thesisDetails#10.3969/j.issn.0253-4339.2018.02.061
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