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Effect of the length and diameter of a cylindrical capsule on the pressure drop in a horizontal pipeline.

Asim, Taimoor; Mishra, Rakesh; Nearchou, Anastasios; Ubbi, Kuldip

Authors

Rakesh Mishra

Anastasios Nearchou

Kuldip Ubbi



Abstract

Capsule pipeline research involves the study of the flow in a pipe of a long train of spherical or cylindrical capsules (hollow containers) filled with minerals or other materials including hazardous liquids. The behavior of the capsule train will depend upon the behavior of each capsule in the train and the hydrodynamic influence of one capsule on another. Designers are in need of a general correlation to calculate pressure drop in a capsule pipeline. Researchers, so far, have used rather simplified empirical and semi-empirical correlations for pressure drop calculations, the range and application of which is fairly limited. A mathematical correlation developed for pressure drop in cylindrical capsule of equi-density as its carrying medium is presented here. Based on Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD) a numerical solution has been obtained from the equations governing the turbulent flow around a concentric cylindrical capsule in a hydraulically smooth pipe section. The diameter of the pipe used in present study is 0.1m while that of capsules are in the range of 50-80% of the pipe diameter. The investigation was carried out in the practical range of 0.2 ≤Vb≥ 1.6 m/sec. The computationally obtained data set over a wide range of flow conditions have then been used to develop a rigorous model for pressure drop. Using this model the pressure drop along the pipeline can be computed which then can be used to calculate pumping requirements.

Citation

ASIM, T., MISHRA, R., NEARCHOU, A. and UBBI, K. 2012. Effect of the length and diameter of a cylindrical capsule on the pressure drop in a horizontal pipeline. Journal of physics: conference series [online], 364; proceedings of 25th Condition monitoring and diagnostic engineering international congress 2012 (COMADEM 2012), 18-20 June 2012, Huddersfield, UK, article 012069. Available from: https://doi.org/10.1088/1742-6596/364/1/012069

Journal Article Type Conference Paper
Conference Name 25th Condition monitoring and diagnostic engineering international congress 2012 (COMADEM 2012)
Conference Location Huddersfield, UK
Online Publication Date May 28, 2012
Publication Date May 28, 2012
Deposit Date Feb 19, 2021
Publicly Available Date Mar 28, 2024
Journal Journal of Physics: Conference Series
Print ISSN 1742-6588
Electronic ISSN 1742-6596
Publisher IOP Publishing
Peer Reviewed Peer Reviewed
Volume 364
Article Number 012069
DOI https://doi.org/10.1088/1742-6596/364/1/012069
Keywords Capsule pipeline research; Pressure; Computational fluid dynamics (CFD); Pump; Pipeline
Public URL https://rgu-repository.worktribe.com/output/867324

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