Recent advances on stabilization and rheological behaviour …

The slurry pipeline system is a conventional rout for the transportation of large scale of solids such as coal, fly ash, iron ore, lime stone, etc. with water as a …

Rheological study and numerical analysis of high concentration iron ore

The present study focused on rheological characteristics for hydraulic transportation of high concentration of iron ore slurry through pipeline using beneficiated iron ore from Odisha. The iron ores available in Odisha is different mineralogical characteristics in comparison with other ores available in India as well as global. Based …

CSIRO: Understanding Slurry is Key to Good Tailings Pipeline …

On the other hand, a dilute slurry, such as iron ore tailings, has a lower viscosity and therefore needs to be pumped at higher velocity to reduce settling. ... Your goal with a new slurry pipeline should be to design it right the first time, so it lasts the life of the project. The alternative is failure followed by downtime and expensive ...

Da Hong Shan Pipeline Project | Ausenco

The pipeline system transports up to 2.3 million tonnes per year (Mt/y) of iron concentrate 171 kilometres (km) from the Da Hong Shan mine site in Yunnan to the steel mill at the Anning Terminal. The system includes three positive displacement pump stations with a total pumping capacity of 8,100 kw and four remote, solar-powered pressure ...

Essar Steel starts iron ore slurry pipeline

Essar Steel has commissioned the world's second longest iron ore slurry pipeline this week. The 267 km long pipeline connects the iron benficiation plant at Bailadilla, Chattisgarh to the pellet plant at Visakhapatnam and passes through the rugged terrains of Chattisgarh, Orissa and Andhra Pradesh.

World's Longest & Largest Slurry Pipeline | Minas …

The Brazilian project is an integrated system comprising open-pit mines, a beneficiation plant, a 529 km slurry pipeline, a filtering plant and an export terminal at the Atlantic port of Açu. The pipeline is …

PREDICTION OF PRESSURE DROP AND OPTIMIZATION …

Pipeline transportation of iron ore fines slurry at high solids concentration from the source to the site of its utilization has technological as well as economical implications. In the …

International Mining

Slurry Pumping & Pipeline Transport by ENGINEERING DOBERSEK@ means a wide range of applications in Mineral Processing Backfilling Mine Dewatering Pumping of Thickened Tailings A large number of turnkey projects which were successfully commissioned, e.g. in Northern Siberia, Kazakhstan and

Hydraulic convey of iron ore slurry: Pipeline wear and ore …

If the operating parameters of the slurry pipeline are kept constant (temperature, initial iron ore slurry characteristics, pressure drop, velocity, …

NMDC in line to set up two slurry pipelines in Bastar district

The Bailadila project in the district has two iron ore complexes — Kirandul and Bacheli — from where it plans to feed the 3 million tonnes (mt) per annum steel plant at Nagarnar. The company is in the works to set up a 131-km-long slurry pipeline to carry iron ore from Bailadila mines to Nagarnar in a bid to reduce dependence on railways.

Controlling the rheology of iron ore slurries and tailings with …

The iron ore mineral slurry was sourced from a mine in Pilbara region of Western Australia. ... Our approach uses our composite additives to reduce the concentrated tailings viscosity for ease of pimping via pipeline to dams, some located kilometres away, and then using lime to precipitate and nullify the effect of the additives …

JSW Steel proposes Rs. 2,100-cr iron ore, coal slurry pipeline …

Transportation of iron ore through a slurry pipeline is environmentally friendly. The project will contribute to alternate sources of iron ore from outside Karnataka at competitive prices, JSW Steel said in a statement. The proposed pipeline can be set up within 24 months at an estimated cost of Rs. 2,100 crore. If approved, it will facilitate ...

Minas-Rio: World's longest iron concentrate pipeline

Anglo American retained Ausenco to perform a full range of engineering services on the Minas-Rio iron project (formerly the MMX Iron Ore Pipeline System). The project has an integrated system comprising open-pit mines, a beneficiation plant, a 529km slurry pipeline, filtering plant and an export terminal at the Atlantic port of Acu.

essar steel: Maoists damage Essar Steel's slurry pipeline …

BHUBANESWAR: Members of the banned CPI have allegedly damaged Essar Steel's 273-km iron ore slurry pipeline from Dantewada in Chhattisgarh to Visakhapatnam in Andhra Pradesh near Odisha-Andhra border.The pipeline is critical for Essar's Visakhapatnam steel plant, bringing 22,000 tonnes of iron ore daily from state …

Hydraulic convey of iron ore slurry: Pipeline wear and ore …

This paper reports and discusses the results of an experimental investigation on hydraulic transportation of iron ore concentrate and its effect on slurry wear, pure erosion and pure corrosion of a carbon steel pipe. For this, a specially designed test-loop was built to simulate long distance iron ore transportation, allowing also to determine …

JSW Infra acquires iron ore slurry pipeline project …

The Company's Board has approved the takeover of 30 million tonnes per annum (MTPA) "Under Development Slurry Pipeline Project" from JSW Utkal Steel Limited, a wholly-owned subsidiary of JSW Steel and to enter into a 20-year long-term take-or-pay agreement for using the pipeline to transport iron ore.

Tata Steel acquires Odisha pellet plant, slurry …

BRPL owns a 4 million tonnes/year iron ore pellet plant in Jajpur and a 4.7m t/y iron ore beneficiation plant in Barbil. The two are connected by a 220km underground slurry pipeline. ... Iron ore from Tata's captive …

Pipeline Slurry Transportation System: An Overview

"Experimental investigations and CFD modeling for flow of highly concentrated iron ore slurry through horizontal pipeline." Part. Sci. Technol. 37 (2): …

Evaluation of internal corrosion in a Brazilian iron ore slurry

1. Introduction. The transport of iron ore slurry through pipelines has several advantages over other modes of transport on long distances, such as lower rate of accidents during operation, lower power consumption, higher reliability, savings in transport costs and relatively low environmental impact (Sampaio; Brandão, 2004 SAMPAIO, D. A., …

Long-Distance Slurry Pipelines | SpringerLink

This work presents the basic information needed to understand the history, the hydraulic concepts, and equipment used when planning, designing, and constructing long-distance slurry pipelines. Yearly these pipelines carry millions of tons copper, iron ore, phosphate,...

Modeling of Solids Transport and Deposition for an Iron-Ore Slurry …

The Samarco pipeline, the longest in the world for iron ore slurry transportation, started operation in 1977 to transport concentrate from the Germano facilities, in the state of Minas Gerais, to ...

Long-Distance Slurry Pipelines | SpringerLink

The slurry is usually 60–70% water by volume. Fig. 2. Typical long-distance slurry pipeline. Full size image. Once delivered to the agitated storage tanks, a quality …

Barbil Angul Slurry Pipe line | PPT

This document summarizes the history of a project to design an iron ore concentrate slurry pipeline in India. It discusses work done with a US-based company, PSI, over several years that failed to deliver a design meeting the client's needs. A new proposal from Australian company OSD Pipelines offers advantages including …

Pumping Slurries though Pipelines over 100 kms

Iron Ore Slurry Pipelines (cont'd) Nati on State Year Length Diamete r A nnu al Ca pacity. km m milli on t onne. Mexico 1976 27 0.25 1.3. Las Tru chas. Brazil 1977 396 0.51, 0.46 12 to 14.3. Sam ...

CFD Analysis of Pressure Variation inside Iron-Ore Slurry Pipelines

Considering these apparent limitations in CFD modelling and simulation, the present work has been undertaken to systematically develop a CFD based model to predict the pressure drop in slurry pipeline [25-26,36-45]. In this simulation work, iron ore slurry has been considered for flow inside pipelines, having a constant and circular cross section.

Influence of Surfactant for Stabilization and Pipeline …

Influence of Surfactant for Stabilization and Pipeline Transportationof Iron Ore Water Slurry: A Review 1.MOUSUMI PANDA 2. DEBADUTTA DAS 3. B.N.BISWAL Nalanda Institute of Technology, Bhubaneswar Dept. of Basic Science & Humanities E-mail ID:[email protected] INTRODUCTION

Experimental investigations and CFD modeling for flow of …

ABSTRACT. Considering a large number of higher solids concentration iron ore slurry pipelines operating across the world and their associated problems, the present study aims to generate an extensive experimental dataset from the pilot plant test facility and to carry out computational fluid dynamics (CFD) simulations for better …

IBP1424 09 OVERVIEW OF THE LONG DISTANCE IRON …

The pipeline system is designed to transport 26.6 million tones per year of iron ore concentrate for 20 years operation, running 365 days a year, 24 hours a day with 95% …

Improving Rheology, Slurryability and Stability of Iron Ore

The present study demonstrates a comprehensive characterisation of an Indian iron ore sample to investigate the effect of blending coarse particles with fine particulate slurry on the rheology, slurryability, and stability of iron ore suspension. Various bench-scale tests are carried out to determine iron ore samples' physico-chemical, …