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FluidFlow helps mining engineers model settling and non-settling slurry systems, evaluate non-Newtonian viscosity behaviour, and size pumps and pipe networks from one steady-state hydraulic model.

Includes 11 settling slurry friction-loss methods for vertical and horizontal piping, latest deposition velocity models, 4 non-Newtonian rheology models, and 5 pump performance adjustment methods for slurry and non-Newtonian applications.

Mining PPC

Slurry Systems

Model settling and non-settling slurries with industry-accepted methods for friction loss and deposition velocity.

Complete Network Analysis

Size and balance full pipe networks rather than isolated line segments, including branches, headers, valves, pumps, and elevation changes.

Pump Sizing and Derating

Size pumps against the system curve and apply configurable performance adjustment methods for non-Newtonian viscosity and solids-related losses.

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Up-to-date pressure loss options

Evaluate supported settling slurry friction-loss methods on the same network.
• Horizontal: Vsm, V50, Four Component Method, Durand, Wasp, WASC, Sellgren-Wilson 4CM, and Liu Dezhong
• Vertical: Vertical WASC, 4CM, Spelay – Gillies – Hashemi – Sanders Collisional Stress Model

State-of-the-art deposition velocity analysis

Model deposition velocity of settling slurries under any pipe size using automated correlation selection using GIW VSCALC
• Wilson 1992, Wilson – GIW, Thomas 1979, and Thomas 2015

Adjust deposition velocities on the effects of pipe inclination using any of these methods:

• Wilson – Tse 1984
• Extended Wilson – Tse Model (2019)

Non-Newtonian rheology

Model fluids where viscosity changes with shear rate or yield stress matter.
• Power Law, Bingham Plastic, Casson, and Herschel-Bulkley rheology models.
• Use lab/rheometer data to fit a model and review R² fit quality

Slurry pump performance built in

Model pump performance changes caused by solids and non-Newtonian viscosity effects.
• RP King, HI Guidelines, ANSI 2021 Monosize, GIW 4CM, and Fixed Deration

Pulp and paper stock

For teams outside mining, the Slurry Module also covers pulp and paper stock workflows.
• TAPPI Method options, Moller K property data, and pulp stock pressure-loss methods.

Non-Newtonian, paste, and thickened tailings: keep the claim precise

For paste, thickened tailings and other non-Newtonian duties, FluidFlow lets you model viscosity behaviour using Power Law, Bingham Plastic, Herschel-Bulkley or Casson rheology models. Import or curve-fit rheometer data, check the model fit, then run the full pipe network balance with pumps, branches, fittings, and elevation changes.

Safe caveat: For complex slurries where particle settling and non-Newtonian carrier-fluid behaviour interact, validate the available lab data and selected methods with engineering judgement or FluidFlow support.
Avoid: Do not imply 3D CFD, particle tracking, transient/water-hammer, erosion-pattern prediction, or guaranteed coverage for every complex tailings/concentrate case.

Quick recap

Classify material

Settling slurry, non-settling slurry, non-Newtonian fluid, pulp stock, or clean/reclaim water.

Choose method

Select a slurry correlation, rheology model, or liquid method based on data and flow regime.

Run network balance

Calculate pressure drop, branch flow, equipment duty, and operating points across the full system.

Size pumps

Check the pump curve, duty point, NPSH margin, and applicable performance adjustment method.

“It would not have been possible to analyze the network manually. With the help of FluidFlow, it took us 20 days to successfully build a pipe network model, analyze it, size the orifice plates, and submitted a design report to the client.”

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“FluidFlow has been instrumental in designing pipeline systems for Lycopodium Minerals Canada. The training provided was succinct and effective in familiarizing the engineers with the software”

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The free trial gives you 14 days to test FluidFlow across liquid, gas, two-phase, slurry and non-Newtonian pipe flow applications. Use it to build or review pipe networks, compare supported slurry methods, check pump duty points, and test your own operating data. No credit card required.

FluidFlow includes settling slurry methods such as Vsm, V50, Four Component Method, Durand, Wasp, WASC, Sellgren-Wilson 4CM, and Liu Dezhong. Pump performance adjustment options include RP King, HI Guidelines, ANSI 2021 Monosize, GIW 4CM, and Fixed Deration.

FluidFlow supports Power Law, Bingham Plastic, Casson, and Herschel-Bulkley rheology models, including curve-fitting or importing rheometer data. For paste, thickened tailings, or other complex slurry cases, suitability depends on the available data, solids behaviour, and the selected method, so validate critical designs through an engineering review or FluidFlow support.

Use the page to show example system types rather than over-specific promises: slurry pipe sizing, booster station modelling, paste backfill network, thickener underflow header, tailings pipelines, plus dewatering and water-reclaim networks for clean-water duties.

Yes. Build a network using your pipe geometry, elevations, pump curves, fittings, valves, branches and operating data. For non-Newtonian duties, use rheometer data to select or fit a supported rheology model before calculating the full network.

FluidFlow is a steady-state 1D pipe network tool for liquid, gas, two-phase, slurry, non-Newtonian, and heat-transfer applications. It is not a 3D CFD, water hammer, pipe stress, particle-tracking, or process-simulation tool.