基于高提升速度塌落实验预测充填料浆黏度

Prediction of backfilling slurry viscosity based on high-lifting-velocity slump tests

  • 摘要: 塌落实验是预测充填料浆屈服应力的重要手段,如何基于该方法同时预测料浆的黏度仍是一个挑战。本文通过数值模拟方法,研究了不同宾汉姆屈服应力和黏度条件下粉煤灰充填料浆的塌落过程,揭示了在高提升速度(0.1 m/s)条件下塌落度及扩展度与宾汉姆屈服应力及黏度之间的关联规律。研究结果表明,当宾汉姆屈服应力保持不变时,随着料浆宾汉姆黏度的增大,塌落度呈线性下降趋势,而扩展度也不断减小但降幅逐渐趋缓;当宾汉姆黏度保持不变时,随着屈服应力增大,塌落度线性减小,扩展度在低黏度区间内近似线性下降,而在高黏度区间则呈现非线性降低特征。在高提升速度条件下,扩展度相比塌落度表现出更显著的变化规律,因而适合作为表征宾汉姆黏度变化的指标。基于神经网络等四种回归方法,构建了基于料浆扩展度和宾汉姆屈服应力的宾汉姆黏度预测模型,其中随机森林和神经网络模型表现出较好的预测性能。上述研究结果验证了高提升速度塌落实验在预测料浆宾汉姆黏度方面的可行性。

     

    Abstract: The slump test is a well-established method for estimating the yield stress of filling slurries, and its ability to predict yield stress from slump height at low lifting velocities has been extensively studied. However, accurately determining the viscosity of slurries using the same test remains a significant challenge. Given that the influence of viscosity on slump height and spread diameter is negligible at low lifting velocities (e.g., 0.01 m·s–1), a modified slump test conducted at a higher lifting velocity (0.1 m·s–1) was proposed in this study. To precisely control the lifting velocity of the conical mold, a custom-designed slump apparatus was employed. For each slump test, the profile of the slumped slurry was measured using a laser rangefinder. To systematically investigate the coupled effects of Bingham yield stress and viscosity on slump height and spread diameter, numerical simulations were performed to analyze the slump behavior of fly-ash slurry under various combinations of yield stress and viscosity. The simulations specifically focused on conditions involving a high mold lifting velocity of 0.1 m·s–1, aiming to reveal the correlations between slump height/spread diameter and the Bingham parameters. Dynamic mesh techniques, together with the Volume of Fluid (VOF) method, were employed to simulate the collapsing process, enabling the acquisition of slump behavior under arbitrary yield stress and viscosity values. The numerical results were validated against experimental data obtained from slump tests conducted at a low lifting velocity of 0.01 m·s–1, showing good agreement. In parallel, lubrication theory was applied to predict the slumped slurry profiles at different solid mass fractions, and these theoretical predictions also coincided well with experimental measurements. The simulation results revealed several key trends. When the Bingham yield stress was held constant, the slump height decreased linearly with increasing Bingham viscosity. In contrast, the spread diameter also decreased with increasing viscosity, but the rate of reduction gradually diminished. When the Bingham viscosity was kept constant, the slump height decreased linearly with increasing yield stress. Meanwhile, the spread diameter exhibited an approximately linear decrease within the low-viscosity range, but a nonlinear decrease in the high-viscosity range. Under high lifting velocity conditions, the spread diameter showed more pronounced variations in response to changes in Bingham viscosity compared to slump height, making it a more sensitive indicator for characterizing viscosity changes. Consequently, spread diameter was selected as the primary parameter for constructing a predictive model of Bingham viscosity based on the slump test. Using four different regression methods, quadratic polynomial regression, random forest, XGBoost, and neural network, a predictive model for Bingham viscosity was developed. The model inputs included the known spread diameter and Bingham yield stress. Among the four methods, the random forest and neural network models exhibited superior predictive performance, yielding higher accuracy and better generalization capability. These findings validate the feasibility of employing high-lifting-velocity slump tests to predict the Bingham viscosity of mineral slurries. Given that the conventional slump test at low lifting velocity (0.01 m·s–1) has already been successfully applied to predict yield stress, the successful determination of Bingham viscosity using a modified slump test at a higher lifting velocity (0.1 m·s–1) implies that complete characterization of both Bingham yield stress and viscosity can be achieved through just two sets of slump tests—one at low velocity and one at high velocity. This dual-test approach offers a simple, rapid, and cost-effective alternative to conventional rheometers, which are often expensive and unsuitable for on-site or field applications.

     

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