Manohar, Kevin Harsh2018-10-102018-10-102019-09-24Manohar, K. H. (2018). Multiphase Flow Analysis Conducted on a SmallScale Sand Separator (Rep.). Calgary, AB: University of Calgary.http://hdl.handle.net/1880/108847The purpose of this project was to experimentally validate Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD) performed on a small-scale sand separator, referred to in this document as a ‘desander’, as part of a PhD Thesis. The design of the original desander that is used by Specialized Desanders Inc. is meant to separate sand from a four-phase system consisting of frac sand, air, water and oil. As part of a PhD thesis, CFD analysis is to be performed on a small-scale prototype. Initially, a two-phase air-water system was analyzed in order to study the behavior of water prior to the addition of sand. Then, frac sand was systematically added to study the sand bank evolution. The main areas that were explored in this project are key quantitative information which can be used to validate a CFD model. They are (i) the velocity field of water at the inlet and weir locations, (ii) characterization of the air-water interface wave frequency and amplitude, and (iii) the three-dimensional settling behavior of sand as well as the transient development of the sand bank when sand is injected at a controlled rate into the air-water system.enUnless otherwise indicated, this material is protected by copyright and has been made available with authorization from the copyright owner. You may use this material in any way that is permitted by the Copyright Act or through licensing that has been assigned to the document. For uses that are not allowable under copyright legislation or licensing, you are required to seek permission.https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0technical reporthttp://dx.doi.org/10.11575/PRISM/33187