Numerical simulation analysis of four-stage variable diameter pipe for solid–liquid two-phase abrasive flow

Abstract

By exploring the effects of energy and velocity under different inlet speeds and abrasive concentrations, different inlet boundary conditions were selected for numerical analysis, and the intrinsic properties of the solid–liquid two-phase abrasive flow research and development calibre pipes were explored. The influence of law and process characteristics of solid–liquid two-phase abrasive flow is discussed. The fourth-order variable diameter pipe is taken as the research object. It is concluded that the inlet velocity is increased, the total energy and kinetic energy of the abrasive grains are also increased, and the total energy and kinetic energy are increased. The more intensely the abrasive grains collide with the workpiece wall, the more favourable is the effect of the abrasive flow on the wall surface finishing, and the increase of the abrasive concentration. The number of collisions of the disordered abrasive grains on the wall surface is increased, which is more conducive to the wall surface. The finishing process provides theoretical reference and technical support for the engineering application of solid–liquid two-phase abrasive flow.

Keywords

• abrasion
• numerical analysis
• computational fluid dynamics
• pipe flow
• quality control
• polishing
• surface finishing
• pipes
• two-phase flow
• abrasives
• surface roughness
• flow simulation
• numerical simulation analysis
• four-stage variable diameter pipe
• different inlet speeds
• abrasive concentration
• different inlet boundary conditions
• solid–liquid two-phase abrasive flow research
• development calibre pipes
• fourth-order variable diameter pipe
• total energy
• kinetic energy
• abrasive grains collide
• disordered abrasive grains