SLURRY PUMP CALCULATIONS
SLURRY DATA
Value
Unit
Tonnage Per Hour (TPH), M
750
t/hr
Pulp Density of Slurry (% solids by weight), C w
44
%
Specific Gravity of Solids, S
2.6
t/m
Specific Gravity of Liquid, S L
1
t/m
Solid Size (50% Passing), D 50
45
um
Viscosity for Transport Medium, C p
1
Centipoise
3 3
3
1
Mass Flow Rate of Water, Q w
954.55
m /hr
2
Slurry Volume, Q
1243.01
m /hr
3
Slurry Specific Gravity, S M
1.37
t/m
4
% Solids By Volume, C V
23.21
%
5
Durand Factor, FL
0.78
Dimensionless
6
Determine Area (@ 3m/s), A
0.1151
m
7
Calculated Pipe Diameter (@ 3m/s),d
0.3828
m
8
Selected Pipe Diameter, D
0.3753
m
9
Limiting Settling Velocity, V L
2.72
m/s
3
3
2
a
Veloc elociity, ty, V @
DN300
0.3
4.88
m/s
Pipe size is OK to use
b
Veloc elociity, ty, V @
DN350
0.35
3.59
m/s
Pipe size is OK to use
c
Veloc elociity, ty, V @
DN400
0.4
2.75
m/s
Pipe size is OK to use
d
Veloc elociity, ty, V @
DN450
0.45
2.17
m/s
Pipe size is NOT RECOMMENDED
e
Veloc elociity, ty, V @
DN500
0.5
1.76
m/s
Pipe size is NOT RECOMMENDED
f
Prefered Pipe Size
DN375
0.37534
3.12
m/s
Pipe size is OK to use
1,606,169.43
Dimensionless
0.00000150
m
0.0109
Dimensionless
10 11
Reynold's # Pipe Roughness Factor, k
12
Swamee Jain Friction Factor, f
6/7/201311:38 PM
0.0015
Compiled By: Billy Yanis
