Study on Pipeline Self-Flowing Transportation of Cemented Tailing Fill Slurry Based on Fluent Software
The related calculation analysis and numerical simulation is the basis of filling pipeline design and installation. Based on characteristics testing of the filling material, the related calculation was performed on the filling slurry gravity transport by pipelines. Chosen pipeline whose diameter was 75 mm, the natural flowing speed can reach 2.6 m/s on condition of the highest concentration for 65%, which is greater than the critical velocity and can meet the needs of the production of the mine. Numerical simulation research shows that the flowing speed of system was relatively ideal, slurry flow rate of bend place has great change while pressure uniformity in the rest parts, and the pressure loss is 0.8 MPa. Therefore, it is capable to achieve gravity flow transporting.