Visualization of Horizontal Settling Slurry Flow Using Electrical Resistance Tomography

Settling slurry flow is very common and important in many industries, especially in transportation, which need to be monitored in practical operation. An investigation on visualization of horizontal settling slurry flow in pipeline using electrical resistance tomography was made in this paper. The internal images of fluid structure were displayed to operators with measurement of the solids concentration distribution and solids velocity distribution in pipe cross section. Experimental investigation with 5% solids loading concentration at various transport velocities was conducted. Meanwhile, the results of photography and other flow measurement methods were compared with the results obtained from electrical resistance tomography.