Effect of Bend Radius on Magnitude and Location of Erosion in S-Bend

Table 1

Parameters used in CFD analysis.

Type of fluid	Air	Water
Fluid density (kg/m^3)	1.225	9982
Fluid viscosity (kg m^−1s^−1)	1.8 × 10^−5	0.001003
CFD element type	Tetrahedron
Number of elements	40,930,
Poisson’s ratio	0.30
Young’s modulus (N m^−1)	1 × 10^7
Fluid inlet velocity (m/sec)	Air: 15.24, 30.48, and 45.72 m/s
	Water: 0.1, 1.0, and 10.0 m/sec
Particle diameter (m)	50, 100, 150, 200, 250, and 300
Particle density (kg/m^3)	Sand (1500)
Particle rate (kg/sec)	1.0
Ratio (, = 12.7 mm)	1.5, 2.5, and 3.5