The rheological characterisation of non-newtonian slurries using a novel balanced beam tube viscometer
Description
The novel Balanced Beam Tube Viscometer (BBTV), developed at the University of Cape Town, has been further developed and refined. Extensive work has been done in the following areas: (i) The effective length of BBTV tubes. (ii) Interpretation of the data obtained using the BBTV in both the laminar and turbulent flow regimes. (iii) Comparison with the rotary type viscometer. Kaolin clay and uranium tailings, slimes and slurries of different particle size range and concentration have been successfully characterised by yield-pseudoplastic rheologies using the BBTV. The BBTV is in fact a miniature pipeline and it has been shown that it is capable of producing valid turbulent flow data and indicating the laminar/turbulent transition region in the two tube sizes
Availability note (English)
Available from the Registrar, University of Cape Town, University Private Bag, Rondebosch, 7700, South Africa.Additional details
Publishing Information
- Imprint Pagination
- 223 p.
INIS
- Country of Publication
- South Africa
- Country of Input or Organization
- South Africa
- INIS RN
- 18095812
- Subject category
- S46: INSTRUMENTATION RELATED TO NUCLEAR SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY;
- Resource subtype / Literary indicator
- Numerical Data, Thesis, Non-conventional Literature
- Descriptors DEI
- CALIBRATION; COMPUTERS; ENERGY LOSSES; EXPERIMENTAL DATA; HYDRAULIC TRANSPORT; KAOLIN; ORE PROCESSING; PARTICLE SIZE; RHEOLOGY; SHEAR; SHEAR PROPERTIES; SLURRIES; TAILINGS; TURBULENT FLOW; URANIUM; VISCOSIMETERS; VISCOSITY; WATER
- Descriptors DEC
- ACTINIDES; CLAYS; DATA; DISPERSIONS; ELEMENTS; FLUID FLOW; HYDROGEN COMPOUNDS; INFORMATION; MEASURING INSTRUMENTS; MECHANICAL PROPERTIES; METALS; MINERALS; MIXTURES; NUMERICAL DATA; OXIDE MINERALS; OXYGEN COMPOUNDS; POLAR SOLVENTS; SILICATE MINERALS; SIZE; SOLID WASTES; SOLVENTS; SUSPENSIONS; TRANSPORT; WASTES