Hanson, R., Allsopp, D., Deng, T. ORCID: 0000-0003-4117-4317, Smith, D., Bradley, M.S.A., Hutchings, I.M. and Patel, M.K. (2002) A model to predict the life of pneumatic conveyor bends. Proceedings of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers, Part E: Journal of Process Mechanical Engineering, 216 (3). pp. 143-149. ISSN 0954-4089 (Print), 2041-3009 (Online) (doi:https://doi.org/10.1243/095440802320225284)

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Abstract

A new approach to the prediction of bend lifetime in pneumatic conveyors, subject to erosive wear is described. Mathematical modelling is exploited.

Commercial Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD) software is used for the prediction of air flow and particle tracks, and custom code for the modelling of bend erosion and lifetime prediction. The custom code uses a toroidal geometry, and employs a range of empirical data rather than trying to fit classical erosion models to a particular circumstance. The data used was obtained relatively quickly and easily from a gas-blast erosion tester.

A full-scale pneumatic conveying rig was used to validate a sample of the bend lifetime predictions, and the results suggest accuracy of within ±65%, using calibration methods.

Finally, the work is distilled into user-friendly interactive software that will make erosion lifetime predictions for a wide range of bends under varying conveying conditions. This could be a valuable tool for the pneumatic conveyor design or maintenance engineer.

Item Type:	Article
Uncontrolled Keywords:	erosion, mathematical modelling, pneumatic conveyors, CFD pipe bends, lifetime prediction, computational fluid dynamics
Subjects:	Q Science > QA Mathematics > QA76 Computer software T Technology > TJ Mechanical engineering and machinery
Pre-2014 Departments:	School of Computing & Mathematical Sciences School of Computing & Mathematical Sciences > Centre for Numerical Modelling & Process Analysis School of Computing & Mathematical Sciences > Centre for Numerical Modelling & Process Analysis > Computational Mechanics & Reliability Group School of Computing & Mathematical Sciences > Centre for Numerical Modelling & Process Analysis > Computational Science & Engineering Group School of Computing & Mathematical Sciences > Centre for Numerical Modelling & Process Analysis > Fire Safety Engineering Group School of Computing & Mathematical Sciences > Department of Mathematical Sciences
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Last Modified:	14 Oct 2016 09:00
URI:	http://gala.gre.ac.uk/id/eprint/556

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