Design of slurry pipeline systems
January 2009
Training & Education
Paterson & Cooke will give two presentations of their annual course on the design of slurry pipeline systems in March 2009 at the Breakwater Lodge in Cape Town’s V&A waterfront.
The course was established in 1996 to provide guidance for the design of slurry pipeline systems for the mining and process industries. Slurry pipeline transportation is not adequately covered in most undergraduate engineering courses. Consequently, engineers and metallurgists are generally ill-equipped when faced with the task of designing a slurry transportation system or establishing why a system does not perform its required duty. The course aims to address this problem by giving delegates a sound understanding of slurry flow mechanisms and an appreciation of the design requirements for a successful slurry pipeline transportation system.
The course covers the following topics:
* Flow behaviour and modelling of different types of slurries.
* Centrifugal and positive displacement pumps.
* Pump and pipeline wear.
* Instrumentation and laboratory techniques.
* Valves for slurry service.
* Hydraulic design and engineering considerations.
Formal design sessions are included in the course. Delegates are divided into four groups and tasked with designing a number of typical slurry pumping systems. Each design session is led by a senior engineer from Paterson & Cooke.
Hands-on demonstration sessions are conducted to illustrate pipeline hydraulics, settling slurry flow behaviour and rheology measurement techniques for non-Newtonian slurries. Delegates are issued with a comprehensive set of printed reference notes and suggested solutions for the design tasks.
The first course will be presented from 3 to 6 March and the second from 10 to 13 March.
For more information contact Terry Carolin, Patterson & Cooke, +27 (0)21 683 4734, [email protected], www.patersoncooke.com
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