Abstract
The characteristics of ice slurry flows in a pipe are critical due to the potential consequence of pressure drops. This work attempted to conduct an experimental study on ice slurry flow in a horizontally posited circular pipe. This study was conducted on glycol-added (20%) ice slurry with varied ice mass fractions (10%, 15% 20%, 25%, 30%). During experiments, the flow tests were conducted by covering both laminar and turbulent flows. Results of the investigation discovered ice slurry to behave as a Newtonian fluid at mass fraction below 10%, while it also behaved as a non-Newtonian fluid at mass fraction up to 15%. Then, pressure drop was revealed to increase significantly at low-speed settings and high ice mass fractions. To maximize the use of ice slurry as a cold energy storage, therefore, ice mass fraction must be kept at below 20% in a laminar flow.
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 790-794 |
| Number of pages | 5 |
| Journal | Energy Reports |
| Volume | 6 |
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| Publication status | Published - Feb 2020 |
Keywords
- Flow
- Ice mass fraction
- Ice slurry
- Pressure drop