Slurry Transport

Fundamentals, A Historical Overview & The Delft Head Loss & Limit Deposit Velocity Framework

Book (2019)

Authors

S.A. Miedema Offshore and Dredging Engineering - Mechanical, Maritime and Materials Engineering

Contributors

RC Ramsdell (editor)
Research Group
Offshore and Dredging Engineering (Mechanical, Maritime and Materials Engineering) (TU Delft)
Copyright: © 2019 S.A. Miedema
DOI: https://doi.org/10.5074/t.2019.002
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Published Date

2019

Language

English

Faculty

Mechanical, Maritime and Materials Engineering

Department

Marine and Transport Technology

Research Group

Offshore and Dredging Engineering

Abstract

In dredging, trenching, (deep sea) mining, drilling, tunnel boring and many other applications, sand, clay or rock has to be excavated.The book covers horizontal transport of settling slurries (Newtonian slurries). Non-settling (non-Newtonian) slurries are not covered.