Sand accumulation in a pipe bend

RTHartley · October 22, 2013, 08:41

Hi all,

Im trying to determine the critical velocity at which point sand will accumulate at the wall in a pipe bend with flowing turbulent water. I am quite new to ansys fluent so any help would be appreciated. I have modelled and meshes my 3d pipe and attempted to apply a multiphase mixture model but im not sure how to view whether the sand has accumulated? Any help would be appreciated on what model to use and how to view the results.

Thanks,
Robbie

vasava · October 22, 2013, 09:48

You can view the phases contours to check each phase.

October 22, 2013, 08:41	Sand accumulation in a pipe bend	#1
RTHartley New Member Robert Hartley Join Date: Oct 2013 Posts: 3 Rep Power: 13	Hi all, Im trying to determine the critical velocity at which point sand will accumulate at the wall in a pipe bend with flowing turbulent water. I am quite new to ansys fluent so any help would be appreciated. I have modelled and meshes my 3d pipe and attempted to apply a multiphase mixture model but im not sure how to view whether the sand has accumulated? Any help would be appreciated on what model to use and how to view the results. Thanks, Robbie

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vasava Senior Member Paritosh Vasava Join Date: Oct 2012 Location: Lappeenranta, Finland Posts: 732 Rep Power: 23	You can view the phases contours to check each phase.