Effects of solids on turbulence in a fluid

✍ Scribed by Hisao Kada; Thomas J. Hanratty

• Publisher: American Institute of Chemical Engineers
• Year: 1960
• Tongue: English
• Weight: 726 KB
• Volume: 6
• Category: Article
• ISSN: 0001-1541
• DOI: 10.1002/aic.690060424

✦ Synopsis

Abstract

The effect of solid particles on fluid turbulence was studied for fully developed flows of slurries in a vertical 3‐in. pipe for solids concentrations ranging from 0.13 to 2.5 volume %. Point source turbulent diffusion data in the slurry flows were compared with data for flows without solids present. The solids do not appear to have a large effect on the diffusion rate unless there is an appreciable average slip velocity between the solids and the fluid and unless the solids concentration is high enough.