<p>Particle size, concentration, velocity, and surface characteristics affect slurry erosion wear in industrial environments, especially at pipe bends and junctions. Researchers have investigated diverse techniques to reduce this wear, such as material selection, coatings, and most significantly, geometric adjustments to pipe bends, which exhibit the potential to enhance flow patterns and diminish erosion rates. This study employs Ansys Fluent for computational analysis to evaluate a novel pipe bend geometry with variable cross-sectional shapes (elliptical and square). The discrete phase method was employed to solve the multi-phase flow, and it is observed that the obtained results were consistent with the experimental data from the literature. The analysis compares slurry erosion wear in three different 90° bend designs, circular, elliptical, and square cross sections, each with varying area ratios and, for elliptical bends, different axis ratios. Findings indicate that circular bend with a 2.5 area ratio experience the least erosion due to reduced speed. Elliptical bend with 2 area ratio and an optimal axis ratio of up to 2.5 or 3 minimize erosion while maintaining structural integrity. Square bend with an area ratio of 2.5 also exhibits minimal erosion and offers a cost-effective maintenance advantage by allowing the replacement of the outer side plate rather than the entire bend.</p>

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Numerical study on 90°-elbow of different configurations for slurry erosion wear minimization and cost efficiency

  • Latchupatula Ananya,
  • Vivek Kumar Patel

摘要

Particle size, concentration, velocity, and surface characteristics affect slurry erosion wear in industrial environments, especially at pipe bends and junctions. Researchers have investigated diverse techniques to reduce this wear, such as material selection, coatings, and most significantly, geometric adjustments to pipe bends, which exhibit the potential to enhance flow patterns and diminish erosion rates. This study employs Ansys Fluent for computational analysis to evaluate a novel pipe bend geometry with variable cross-sectional shapes (elliptical and square). The discrete phase method was employed to solve the multi-phase flow, and it is observed that the obtained results were consistent with the experimental data from the literature. The analysis compares slurry erosion wear in three different 90° bend designs, circular, elliptical, and square cross sections, each with varying area ratios and, for elliptical bends, different axis ratios. Findings indicate that circular bend with a 2.5 area ratio experience the least erosion due to reduced speed. Elliptical bend with 2 area ratio and an optimal axis ratio of up to 2.5 or 3 minimize erosion while maintaining structural integrity. Square bend with an area ratio of 2.5 also exhibits minimal erosion and offers a cost-effective maintenance advantage by allowing the replacement of the outer side plate rather than the entire bend.