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	%0 Journal Article
	%A Krishnan V. Pagalthivarthi and  Pankaj K. Gupta and  Vipin Tyagi and  M. R. Ravi
	%D 2011
	%J International Journal of Mechanical and Mechatronics Engineering
	%B World Academy of Science, Engineering and Technology
	%I Open Science Index 51, 2011
	%T CFD Predictions of Dense Slurry Flow in Centrifugal Pump Casings
	%U https://publications.waset.org/pdf/3699
	%V 51
	%X Dense slurry flow through centrifugal pump casing
has been modeled using the Eulerian-Eulerian approach with
Eulerian multiphase model in FLUENT 6.1®. First order upwinding
is considered for the discretization of momentum, k and ε terms.
SIMPLE algorithm has been applied for dealing with pressurevelocity
coupling. A mixture property based k-ε turbulence model
has been used for modeling turbulence. Results are validated first
against mesh independence and experiments for a particular set of
operational and geometric conditions. Parametric analysis is then
performed to determine the effect on important physical quantities
viz. solid velocities, solid concentration and solid stresses near the
wall with various operational geometric conditions of the pump.
	%P 538 - 550