Pressure drop reduction in the removal of Kiln-Feed powder from a large-scale pneumatic transport line

The proposed project will provide characterization of the pneumatic transport system used at the St Marys Cement plant using an approach based on Computational Fluid Dynamics combined with selected experiments. The commercial softwares ICEM and FLUENT will be used to develop the computational model and run the simulations of the flow. The model will be verified by onsite measurements correlated to various operating conditions to verify the accuracy of the model, and it’s variance from the actual system. When the model is confirmed, it will be used to identify regions where improvements to the system can be made. Any changes that result in reduced pressure drop in the transport and separation portions of the plant will result in substantial energy savings and productivity enhancement.

Faculty Supervisor:

Anthony Straatman

Student:

Partner:

St. Mary’s Cement

Discipline:

Engineering

Sector:

Manufacturing

University:

Western University

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