Research Article
Computational Fluid Dynamics Study of the Effects of Drill Cuttings on the Open Channel Flow
Table 2
Simulation flow parameters. Case 1 is used in this study. Case 2 is used for model validation.
| | | Case 1 | Case 2 |
| | Fluid and solid | Water-bentonite suspension [28] | 10% v/v Kaolin slurry [29] | | Fluid density (kg/m3) | 1165 | 1303 | | Particle density (kg/m3) | 2650 | — | | Mean particle diameter (mm) | 5, 1 | — | | Inlet solid volume fraction (%) | 5, 10 | — | | Inlet velocity (m/s) | 1 | 0.567 | | Shape of the channel | Rectangular | Rectangular | | Channel inclination | 3 | 2 | | Yield stress (Pa) | 11.3025 | 21.311 | | Flow consistency index (Pa·sn) | 5.9115 | 0.524 | | Flow behavior index | 0.2645 | 0.468 |
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