Slurry Erosion Flow Phenomenon, Complexities, and Protection Methods

Section I. Fundamentals of Slurry Flow, Erosion Phenomenon, and Flow Complexities. 

1. Slurries and their Properties. 
Jashanpreet Singh and Moniya
2. Investigation of Slurry Erosion, Erosion-abrasion, and Erosion-corrosion Using Different Testers and Test Loops. 
Jibrin Muhammad Yelwa and Haruna Musa
3. Head Losses Associated with Slurry Flows. 
Jashanpreet Singh, Virinder Kumar, and Miroslaw Szala
4. Numerical and Computational Analysis of Slurry Flows in Mineral Beneficiation and Processing. 
Sukhwinder Singh Sekhon, Virinder Kumar, Parminder Singh, and Ashif Equbal
5. Assessment of Slurry Erosion in Pumps and Hydraulic Turbines. 
Virinder Kumar and Jashanpreet Singh

Section II. Protection Methods Against Slurry Flows and Erosion. 

6. Erosion Wear Behavior of Composite Materials for Slurry and Solid Particle Erosion Applications. 
Praveen Kumar Verma, Sunitha K, Hitesh Vasudev, and Yanhai Cheng
7. Fabrication of Metallic Materials for Erosion Resistance. 
Sunitha K, Praveen Kumar Verma, Hitesh Vasudev, and Che Hua Yang
8. Surface Engineering for Protection against Slurry Erosion. 
Praveen Kumar Verma, Hitesh Vasudev, and Sule Emmanuel Oshioriameh
9. Coatings methods for protection against slurry erosion. 
Moniya, Jashanpreet Singh, Anuj Kumar Sehgal, and Mohamed Aboughaly
10. Internal Coatings to Prevent Slurry Erosion in Pipelines. 
Nayana Acharya, Raghvendra Sagar, and Nacer Badi
11. Surface Treatment Methods for Protection against Slurry Erosion in Marine Environments. 
Praveen Kumar Verma, Hitesh Vasudev, and Bhupinder Singh
12. Post-Processing of Surfaces for Improving Their Performance against Slurry Erosion. 
Praveen Kumar Verma, Hitesh Vasudev, and Jürgen Markus Lackner
13. Artificial Intelligence in Slurry Erosion and Protection Techniques. 
Jyoti Bhattacharjee, Subhasis Roy, and Hyun Suk Jung

Section III. Case Studies on Slurry Flows and Erosion. 

14. Modeling and Analysis of Flow-Induced Erosion in Pipeline Systems. 
Asisha Ranjan Pradhan, Satish Kumar, and Shivam Kumar
15. Case Study on Erosive Wear from Mineral Slurry Handling. 
Praveen Kumar Verma, Hitesh Vasudev, and Yanhai Cheng
16. Case Studies on Optimizing Industrial Slurry Systems. 
Jyoti Bhattacharjee, Subhasis Roy, and Hyun Suk Jung

Biography

Dr. Jashanpreet Singh is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Mechanical Engineering and University Center for Research and Development at Chandigarh University, Mohali, India. He earned his PhD degree in the field of slurry erosion and thermal spray coatings from Thapar Institute of Engineering and Technology, Patiala, in 2019 and has three years of teaching experience and two years of industry experience. Dr. Singh has authored over 100 research publications in various international journals, books, and conferences, and he serves as a reviewer for various journals. He has authored one book and several book chapters with CRC Press. He received the Trusted Reviewer Status in 2020 and the Outstanding Reviewer Award in 2021 from the Institute of Physics (IOP) for Surface Topography: Metrology and Properties. Dr. Singh is a life member of AICTSD, IAENG, and NITTSD.

Dr. Satish Kumar is both a Dean (Research and Consultancy) and a Professor in the Department of Mechanical Engineering at the National Institute of Technology, Jamshedpur, India. He is currently the Faculty in Charge of Admission, Controller of Examination, Chairman of Institute Publication Cell, and Chairman of Institute Newsletter at NIT Jamshedpur. He received his bachelor’s and master’s in mechanical engineering from SVNIT Surat in 2002 and 2004, respectively. Dr. Kumar completed his Ph.D. under the supervision of Professor B. K. Gandhi at the Department of Mechanical and Industrial Engineering, IIT Roorkee, in 2014. He has authored and co-authored over 150 research articles in the field of multiphase flows and coatings and completed five sponsored research projects funded by different agencies, with three research projects currently ongoing. Dr. Kumar is a life member of ISTE, ASME, NSFMFP, IAENG, Institution of Engineers, and NITTSD.