- Author
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Mahajan, B. M.
- Title
- Experimental Investigation of Transport of Finite Solids in a 76 mm-Diameter Partially-Filled Pipe. January 1979-March 1980.
- Coporate
- National Bureau of Standards, Washington, DC
- Sponsor
- Department of Housing and Urban Development, Washington, DC
- Report
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NBSIR 81-2266
April 1981
- Distribution
- Available from National Technical Information Service
- Keywords
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sewage disposal; piping systems; transport properties; water flow; volumetric analysis; water pipes; solids flow; plumbing
- Identifiers
- solids transport; NTISCOMNBS; NTISHUDPHR
- Abstract
- An exploratory experimental investigation of the hydro-transport mechanisms of finite solids with non-uniform, unsteady and transient water flow introduced into a pitched-horizontal drain (p-h drain) pipe by discharging a plumbing fixture was carried out. The purpose of the investigation was to examine the effects of relevant variables on the velocity attained and the distance traversed by the solid in the p-h drain. The variables selected for the study include: the water volume used (i.e., the volume of water discharged from the plumbing fixture into the drain), diameter and length of cylindrical solid, and diameter and slope of the p-h drain. This report contains a description of the experimental equipment and procedures, and a summary of the data acquired during the solid transport experiment in 7.6 cm diameter drain pipe at a pipe slope of 0.02, 0.04, and 0.06.