Effect of bend orientation on life and puncture point location due to solid particle erosion of a high concentration flow in pneumatic conveyors

Wear

Volumn 258, Issue 1-4 SPEC. ISS., 2005, Pages 426-433

  Deng, T ^a   Patel, M ^a   Hutchings, I ^b   Bradley, M S A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GREENWICH   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Bend orientation; Bend wear; Pneumatic conveyor; Puncture point

Indexed keywords

EROSION; GEOMETRY; PIPELINE BENDS; SOLIDS;

HARD SOLID PARTICLES; PARTICLE DISTRIBUTION; PUNCTURE POINT LOCATION;

PNEUMATIC CONVEYORS;

EROSION; LIFE ASSESSMENT; PARTICLE FLOW; PNEUMATIC CONVEYING;

EID: 10444241893     PISSN: 00431648     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.wear.2004.02.010     Document Type: Conference Paper

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