Physical modelling of slurries: Phase 1

采矿业是加拿大最大的出口产业之一。这项研究的直接目的是提高加拿大工程咨询公司的竞争力，通过更好地了解矿浆在完全或部分完全管道运输过程中的行为。这项工作的目标是在重力沉降和管道输送过程中创建多分散、非布朗悬浮液的数值模拟和实验流动可视化。这是与Fluor加拿大有限公司为期2.5年合作计划的第一阶段。在这里，我们将评估使用UBC目前可用的先进数值和实验技术来表征适用于采矿业的悬浮液沉降行为的潜力。ENGAGE资助的成功完成将导致NSERC CRD资助的第二阶段工作。

Mining is one of Canada's largest export industries. This research is directly aimed at improving thecompetitiveness of a Canadian engineering consulting company through a better understanding of thebehaviour of slurries for the mining industry during transport in full, or partially-full, pipes. The goal of thework is to create both numerical simulations and experimental flow visualizations of poly-disperse,non-Brownian suspension during gravity settling and pipe transport. This is the first phase of a potential 2.5year collaborative program with Fluor Canada Ltd. Here, we will evaluate the potential of using both advancednumerical and experimental techniques, currently available at UBC, to characterize the settling behavior ofsuspensions applicable to the mining industry. Successful completion of the ENGAGE grant will lead to asecond phase of the work sponsored by and NSERC CRD grant.