EXPERIMENTAL STUDY ON GAS-SOLID MIXTURE FLOWS IN A VENTURI | ||||
The International Conference on Applied Mechanics and Mechanical Engineering | ||||
Article 38, Volume 18, 18th International Conference on Applied Mechanics and Mechanical Engineering., April 2018, Page 1-12 PDF (760.83 K) | ||||
Document Type: Original Article | ||||
DOI: 10.21608/amme.2018.34977 | ||||
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Authors | ||||
T. A. Ghonim1, 2; M. Sheha3; I. M. Sakr4; W. A. El-Askary3 | ||||
1Lecturer, Dept. of Mech. Power Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, Menoufia University, Shebin El-Kom, Egypt.+ | ||||
2Corresponding author. | ||||
3Professor, Dept. of Mech. Power Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, Menoufia University, Shebin El-Kom, Egypt. | ||||
4Lecturer, Dept. of Mech. Power Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, Menoufia University, Shebin El-Kom, Egypt. | ||||
Abstract | ||||
ABSTRACT The present paper concerns with studying experimentally the mixture of gas-solid (air-coal) flows in a Venturi meter in an attempt to prepare a metering tool for suspended gas-solid mixture flows. The different parameters that affect the gas-solid mixture flows metering process were determined and analyzed. In order to conduct the study, an experimental set-up was designed and manufactured in the laboratory of the thermal power engineering in Menoufia University. Furthermore, seven nonstandard (long-throated) geometrical Venturi models with different diameters ratios and throat lengths were selected guided by previous literature and manufactured to be used in the present experimental work. Additionally, the experimental study was performed on the selected models to determine the effect of different Venturi meter geometric models on pressure drop sensitivity, pressure recovery, and to seek a viable method for determining loading ratio for suspended gas-solid flows in the Venturi. The results showed that the coal loading ratio affected greatly and positively both the pressure drop and recovery ratios of air-coal mixture flows in the Venturi. However, inlet and exit geometries of the Venturi had smaller effect on the pressure drop and recovery ratios than the coal loading ratio and particles diameter range. Additionally, decreasing the diameters ratio and increasing the throat length improved the Venturi pressure drop sensitivity to solids loading. Finally, the experimental results helped greatly to analyze the different parameters concerning the air-coal mixture flows in a Venturi meter and provided an insight on the feasibility of using the Venturi as a metering tool for suspended gas-solid mixture flows in a future continuation of the present work. | ||||
Keywords | ||||
Experimental study; Pressure drop and recovery; Venturi meter; Gas-solid mixture flows; and Loading ratio | ||||
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