Semi-resolved CFD-DEM simulations of the rock behavior inside an inclined fall pipe

With the shift to renewable energy becoming more important than ever before and offshore wind farms being one of the sustainable energy resources available, many offshore wind farms are currently being built. <br/>One of the difficulties of these wind farms built with monopiles is that the monopiles and electricity cables must be protected from...

Rock behavior in and below an inclined fall pipe

Subsea rock installation is an offshore engineering process where rocks are placed on the seabed as protection of cables and pipelines and as scour protection. The inclined fallpipebis a new piece of equipment specifically designed to install rocks close to submerged structures. This thesis investigates the processes of the rock flow in and...

Slurry transport in inclined pipes

Different approaches are present in literature for slurry transport in inclined pipes. Most models assume that the socalled solids effect, the hydraulic gradient of the mixture minus the hydraulic gradient of the carrier liquid, has to be multiplied by the cosine of the inclination angle to a certain power. These powers vary from 0.25 to 1.7. In...

Co-current air-water flow in downward sloping pipes: Transport of capacity reducing gas pockets in wastewater mains

Air-water flow is an undesired condition in many systems for the transportation of water or wastewater. Air in storm water tunnels may get trapped and negatively affect the system. Air pockets in hydropower tunnels or sewers may cause blow-back events and inadmissible pressure spikes. Water pipes and wastewater pressure mains in particular are...