Computational Simulation of Cement Fluid in Rotational Flows
Department
Chemical and Biochemical Engineering
Major
Chemical Engineering
Research Advisor
Park, Joontaek
Advisor's Department
Chemical and Biochemical Engineering
Abstract
We simulated cement fluid in rotational flows of a rheometer. A commercial software COMSOL Multiphysics was used to describe the non-Newtonian behaviors of the cement fluid using a single phase yield stress model. We investigated the effects of the stirrer of the rheometer and the fluid properties (yield stress and plastic viscosity) on both the flow pattern and the total torque required at given rotational speeds. The efficient geometry of the stirrer at given fluid properties is discussed.
Biography
Nathan Hargrave is a senor in the chemical engineering department. He is graduating this Spring Semester.
Research Category
Engineering
Presentation Type
Poster Presentation
Document Type
Poster
Location
Upper Atrium/Hall
Presentation Date
15 Apr 2015, 1:00 pm - 3:00 pm
Computational Simulation of Cement Fluid in Rotational Flows
Upper Atrium/Hall
We simulated cement fluid in rotational flows of a rheometer. A commercial software COMSOL Multiphysics was used to describe the non-Newtonian behaviors of the cement fluid using a single phase yield stress model. We investigated the effects of the stirrer of the rheometer and the fluid properties (yield stress and plastic viscosity) on both the flow pattern and the total torque required at given rotational speeds. The efficient geometry of the stirrer at given fluid properties is discussed.
