Slurry transport in a channel with TwoPhaseEulerFoam

7-8 November 2019. Ahoy, Rotterdam, the Netherlands

Schouten TD, Keetels GH and van Rhee C - Delft University of Technology, the Netherlands

Summary: To simulate the behaviour of the sand within a pipeline at multiple flow conditions a two-phase model has been developed which deals with both the water and fluid phase as a fluid. This paper will discuss how the model handles the simulation of fully suspended flow in a channel at multiple sand fractions.

Sand concentration in a sediment laden channel

• A CFD model for simulating sand-water mixtures in pipelines
• Validation of implemented drag relation with simulations of settling particles
• Comparison of velocity profiles from simulation with existing experiments
• Comparison of concentration profiles with existing experiments

Last update: 6 September 2019