HOW TO BUILD PIPELINE TRANSPORT FOR INDUSTRIAL MINERALS

Data obtained from pumping and laboratory tests conducted in test loop facilities at the Colorado School of Mines Research Institute are used to develop a hypothetical case for transporting 1.5 million tons/yr of phosphate rock as a water slurry through a 20 mi long 8 in. dia pipeline from mine to plant. The example demonstrates that a hydraulic transport system is capital intensive and must be operated near design capacity for low unit costs, but that even on a haul as short as 20 miles it can be highly competitive with other transport methods. Theory of solids transport, the design of a slurry system and problems of scaling up from laboratory data, pumps, tanks, operating considerations such as pipe wear due to erosion, and economic evaluation are discussed.

• Corporate Authors:

  American Institute of Mining, Mettalurgy & Petroleum Engineers

  345 East 47th Street
  New York, NY  United States  10017
• Authors:
  • Link, J M
• Publication Date: 1972-11

Media Info

• Pagination: p. 35-40
• Serial:
  • Mining Engineering
  • Volume: 24
  • Issue Number: 11
  • Publisher: American Institute of Mining, Mettalurgy & Petroleum Engineers

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Materials management; Pipeline transportation; Pipelines; Pumps; Slurry; Structural design
• Old TRIS Terms: Pipeline design; Pipeline economics; Slurries; Slurry handling techniques; Slurry pumps
• Subject Areas: Freight Transportation; Marine Transportation; Pipelines; Terminals and Facilities;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00056223
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: American Petroleum Institute
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Jul 15 1974 12:00AM