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Slurry Transport - Minimum Flow Velocity

To avoid settling of solids in slurry transport systems, minimum flow velocities must be maintained based on the type and size of solids in the slurry. Fine solids require velocities between 1-1.5 m/s, sand between 1.5-2 m/s, coarse solids between 2-3.25 m/s, and sludge between 3.25-4.25 m/s. Pipeline diameters can be adjusted to increase or decrease velocities as needed.

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Slurry Transport - Minimum Flow Velocity

To avoid settling of solids in slurry transport systems, minimum flow velocities must be maintained based on the type and size of solids in the slurry. Fine solids require velocities between 1-1.5 m/s, sand between 1.5-2 m/s, coarse solids between 2-3.25 m/s, and sludge between 3.25-4.25 m/s. Pipeline diameters can be adjusted to increase or decrease velocities as needed.

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Slurry Transport - Minimum Flow Velocity

Avoid settling of solids in slurry transport systems with flow velocities above certain levels

A suspension of solid particles in a liquid, as in a mixture of cement, clay, coal dust, manure, meat, etc. -
with water is often called a slurry.

In transport systems for slurries it's important to avoid settling of solids by keeping the fluid velocities in
the pipe lines above certain levels. The levels depends primary on the type and size of the solid in the
slurry:

Minimum Flow Velocity


Size of Solids
Type of Solids
(Mesh No)
m/s ft/s

Fine over 200 1 – 1.5 3–5

Sand 200 – 20 1.5 – 2 5–7

Coarse 20 – 4 2 – 3.25 7 – 11

Sludge 3.25 – 4.25 11 – 14

A pipeline transport system may under certain circumstances be nearly self cleaning. When a solid settle
the pipe area decrease - and fluid speed increase - until a state of equilibrium where the speed is so high
that settling is avoided.

The speed should be increased in lifting lines by decreasing the piping diameter. At the end of a pipeline
the speed should be slowed down by increasing the pipeline diameter.

Mesh definition

 Mesh is the number of openings per inch of a screen - "a 100 mesh screen"

 Mesh is often used to measures the size of particles - "100 mesh powdered sand"

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