Rheological aspects of dense lignite–water suspensions; structure development on consecutive flow loops |
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Authors: | Thomas B. Goudoulas Eleftherios G. Kastrinakis Stavros G. Nychas |
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Affiliation: | (1) Department of Chemical Engineering, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Univ. Box 453, GR-54124 Thessaloniki, Greece |
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Abstract: | Aspects of dense lignite–water slurries (LWS) rheology were investigated using controlled stress and controlled strain rheometers with parallel disks and Couette geometries. During the preparation of the slurries, the achieved solids volume fractions were up to 0.425 and the particle size distributions were polydispersed with sizes up to 300 μm. In the ascending parts of consecutive flow loops, a slope transition of the flow curve was observed and studied in relation to the solids volume fraction. The obtained results with the different geometries and rheometers were qualitatively the same. By following the model proposed by Cheng (Rheol Acta 42:372–382, 2003) for thixotropic fluids, and taking into account the yield stress appearance, a suitable correlation for LWS is proposed, which is consistent with the experimental flow curves. |
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Keywords: | Dense suspensions Lignite– water slurries Consecutive flow curves Structure Yield stress |
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