The material level control of filling mixing equipment is the key to achieve the homogenization of slurry.Frequent fluctuations in material level and flow rate have a significant impact on the quality of the slurry and the transmission pipeline network,ultimately leading to a decrease in filling quality and an increase in cost.In order to solve the problem of difficulty in controlling the filling material level and discharging flow rate in a mine,a theoretical calculation model was constructed,and a formula for calculating the head loss of the mixing and discharging system was proposed.It is found that the diameter of the discharge pipe D is inversely proportional to the flow velocity v at the discharge port,and the yield shear stress to bulk density ratio τ0/γ,viscosity coefficientηto bulk density γ ratio(η/γ)are directly proportional to the material level Hj.The results of the filling material experiment indicate that as the slurry mass concentration Cw increases,τ0/γ、η/γ also increase,which is beneficial for improving the material level in the mixing tank.Taking slurry mass concentrations of 74%,72%,70%,68%,and discharge pipe diameters of 140,125 mm as variables,the calculation and analysis show that under two working conditions of Cw=7 4%,D=140 mm and Cw=72%,D=125 mm,the material level in mixing tank is 1.59 m and 1.65 m,respectively,which is within the optimal operating material level range of the mixing tank.
Material level of mixing tankFilling slurrySlurry mass concentrationSteady-state dischargeDischarge pipeNumerical simulation