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

Table 3

Results of CFD and experimental investigations.

Ref./geometry	Fluid/particle size	Fluid velocity	Amount of erosion	Location of max. erosion
Mazumder [current work]: CFD (S-bend)	Air (300 microns)	15.24 m/s,; 30.48 m/s, and; 45.72 m/s		32^°, 153^°; 32^°, 151^°; 41^°, 147^°
	Air (150 microns)	15.24 m/s,; 30.48 m/s, and; 45.72 m/s		21^°, 148^°; 39^°, 151^°; 46^°, 142^°
Mazumder [current work]: experiment (S-bend)	Air (300 microns)	15.24 m/s,; 30.48 m/s, and; 45.72 m/s	N/A	27^°; 32^°; 44^°
	Air (150 microns)	15.24 m/s,; 30.48 m/s, and; 45.72 m/s	N/A	27^°; 42.5^°; 41^°