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Slurry corrected
a5 a4 a3 a2 a1 a0
Q-h -1.18E-13 4.13E-10 -5.36E-07 0.000299321362 -0.078054289120 88.249063642448
Q-n -9.39E-16 3.01E-12 -3.36E-09 0.000000896614 0.001042747465 0.019337324776
Q-p 3.51E-13 -1.37E-09 1.90E-06 -0.001109759853 0.357902932241 143.852470558865
5.0 The pump selections A to E should be adjusted according to the actual curve of the main dredge pump,
The following backward-fitting process was coded to MS Excel allows the initial conditions to be fitted
along the pump curve.
Vertical height:
from distribution header centerline to water line 15.00 m
from water line to seabed 70.00 m
from seabed to maximum minebed strata 30.00 m
Total depth from the header 115.00 m
With additional length (i.e. for sagging and others) 140.00 m
Vertical height:
from distribution header centerline to water line 15.00 m
from water line to seabed 70.00 m
from seabed to maximum minebed strata 30.00 m
Total depth from the header 115.00 m
With additional length (i.e. for sagging and others) 140.00 m
Vertical height:
from distribution header centerline to water line 15.00 m
from water line to seabed 70.00 m
from seabed to maximum minebed strata 30.00 m
Total depth from the header 115.00 m
With additional length (i.e. for sagging and others) 140.00 m
Vertical height:
from distribution header centerline to water line 15.00 m
from water line to seabed 70.00 m
from seabed to maximum minebed strata 30.00 m
Total depth from the header 115.00 m
With additional length (i.e. for sagging and others) 140.00 m
Vertical height:
from distribution header centerline to water line 15.00 m
from water line to seabed 70.00 m
from seabed to maximum minebed strata 30.00 m
Total depth from the header 115.00 m
With additional length (i.e. for sagging and others) 140.00 m
Vertical height:
from distribution header centerline to water line 15.00 m
from water line to seabed 45.00 m
from seabed to maximum minebed strata 20.00 m
Total depth from the header 80.00 m
With additional length (i.e. for sagging and others) 100.00 m
Vertical height:
from distribution header centerline to water line 15.00 m
from water line to seabed 45.00 m
from seabed to maximum minebed strata 20.00 m
Total depth from the header 80.00 m
With additional length (i.e. for sagging and others) 100.00 m
Vertical height:
from distribution header centerline to water line 15.00 m
from water line to seabed 45.00 m
from seabed to maximum minebed strata 20.00 m
Total depth from the header 80.00 m
With additional length (i.e. for sagging and others) 100.00 m
Vertical height:
from distribution header centerline to water line 15.00 m
from water line to seabed 45.00 m
from seabed to maximum minebed strata 20.00 m
Total depth from the header 80.00 m
With additional length (i.e. for sagging and others) 100.00 m
Vertical height:
from distribution header centerline to water line 15.00 m
from water line to seabed 45.00 m
from seabed to maximum minebed strata 20.00 m
Total depth from the header 80.00 m
With additional length (i.e. for sagging and others) 100.00 m
Vertical height:
from distribution header centerline to water line 15.00 m
from water line to seabed 45.00 m
from seabed to maximum minebed strata 20.00 m
Total depth from the header 80.00 m
With additional length (i.e. for sagging and others) 100.00 m
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4.0 Pump curve modeling parameters for the backward-fitting process are as follows:
Water rated
a5 a4 a3 a2 a1 a0
Q-h -1.36E-16 1.31E-12 -3.88E-09 0.000002825124 -0.008620822304 52.829632293919
Q-n -4.52E-18 6.16E-14 -2.85E-10 0.000000449339 0.000018220012 0.137997927448
Q-p 8.90E-16 -1.08E-11 4.86E-08 -0.000110928488 0.164633071273 230.580044067837
Slurry corrected
a5 a4 a3 a2 a1 a0
Q-h -2.89E-16 3.23E-12 -1.27E-08 0.000020773122 -0.023757380839 52.071658554867
Q-n 3.75E-18 -3.29E-14 1.07E-10 -0.000000272893 0.000593858472 -0.006520128956
Q-p -2.53E-16 3.48E-12 -1.51E-08 0.000013711292 0.054061106689 222.715898993015
5.0 The pump selections A to E should be adjusted according to the actual curve of the main dredge pump,
The following backward-fitting process was coded to MS Excel allows the initial conditions to be fitted
along the pump curve.
Vertical height:
from distribution header centerline to water line 15.00 m
from water line to seabed 45.00 m
from seabed to maximum minebed strata 20.00 m
Total depth from the header 80.00 m
With additional length (i.e. for sagging and others) 100.00 m
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Slurry friction loss curve - 3.96
x f(x) 5 2,000.00 3.96
200 6.93 4
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600 5.86 2,000.00 3.96
1,000 5.02 3
1,600 4.21 2
2,000 3.96
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2,800 4.18 0
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Total dynamic head for underwater slurry
= 15 m + 15.25 m + 1.6 m + 3.97 m 35.80 m
Vertical height:
from distribution header centerline to water line 15.00 m
from water line to seabed 45.00 m
from seabed to maximum minebed strata 20.00 m
Total depth from the header 80.00 m
With additional length (i.e. for sagging and others) 100.00 m
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Slurry friction loss curve - 4.24
x f(x) 5 2,000.00 4.24
200 7.39 4
2,000.00 -
600 6.28 2,000.00 4.24
1,000 5.40 3
1,600 4.53 2
2,000 4.24
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2,800 4.37 0
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Total dynamic head for underwater slurry
= 15 m + 16 m + 1.6 m + 4.24 m 36.83 m
Vertical height:
from distribution header centerline to water line 15.00 m
from water line to seabed 45.00 m
from seabed to maximum minebed strata 20.00 m
Total depth from the header 80.00 m
With additional length (i.e. for sagging and others) 100.00 m
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Slurry friction loss curve - 4.96
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x f(x) 5 2,000.00 4.96
200 8.55 5 2,000.00 -
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600 7.34 4 2,000.00 4.96
1,000 6.37 3
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Total dynamic head for underwater slurry
= 15 m + 17.77 m + 1.6 m + 4.96 m 39.32 m
Vertical height:
from distribution header centerline to water line 15.00 m
from water line to seabed 45.00 m
from seabed to maximum minebed strata 20.00 m
Total depth from the header 80.00 m
With additional length (i.e. for sagging and others) 100.00 m
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Slurry friction loss curve - 4.96
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x f(x) 5 2,000.00 4.96
200 8.55 5 2,000.00 -
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600 7.34 4 2,000.00 4.96
1,000 6.37 3
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Total dynamic head for underwater slurry
= 15 m + 21.71 m + 1.6 m + 4.96 m 43.26 m
Vertical height:
from distribution header centerline to water line 15.00 m
from water line to seabed 45.00 m
from seabed to maximum minebed strata 20.00 m
Total depth from the header 80.00 m
With additional length (i.e. for sagging and others) 100.00 m
Vertical height:
from distribution header centerline to water line 15.00 m
from water line to seabed 45.00 m
from seabed to maximum minebed strata 20.00 m
Total depth from the header 80.00 m
With additional length (i.e. for sagging and others) 100.00 m
Vertical height:
from distribution header centerline to water line 15.00 m
from water line to seabed 45.00 m
from seabed to maximum minebed strata 20.00 m
Total depth from the header 80.00 m
With additional length (i.e. for sagging and others) 100.00 m
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Slurry friction loss curve - 3.99
x f(x) 5 1,392.60 3.99
139 6.90 4 1,392.60 -
418 5.91 1,392.60 3.99
696 5.11 3
1,114 4.29 2
1,393 3.99
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Vertical height:
from distribution header centerline to water line 15.00 m
from water line to seabed 45.00 m
from seabed to maximum minebed strata 20.00 m
Total depth from the header 80.00 m
With additional length (i.e. for sagging and others) 100.00 m
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Slurry friction loss curve - 4.77
x f(x) 5 1,392.60 4.77
139 7.58 4 1,392.60 -
418 6.76 1,392.60 4.77
696 6.05 3
1,114 5.19 2
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Vertical height:
from distribution header centerline to water line 15.00 m
from water line to seabed 45.00 m
from seabed to maximum minebed strata 20.00 m
Total depth from the header 80.00 m
With additional length (i.e. for sagging and others) 100.00 m
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Slurry friction loss curve - 6.43
x f(x) 55 969.62 6.43
97 8.91 44 969.62 -
291 8.26 969.62 6.43
485 7.67 33
776 6.89 22
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Vertical height:
from distribution header centerline to water line 15.00 m
from water line to seabed 45.00 m
from seabed to maximum minebed strata 20.00 m
Total depth from the header 80.00 m
With additional length (i.e. for sagging and others) 100.00 m
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Slurry friction loss curve - 7.77
x f(x) 55 448.52 7.77
45 9.09 44 448.52 -
135 8.78 448.52 7.77
224 8.47 33
359 8.05 22
449 7.77
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628 7.27 -0
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Vertical height:
from distribution header centerline to water line 15.00 m
from water line to seabed 45.00 m
from seabed to maximum minebed strata 20.00 m
Total depth from the header 80.00 m
With additional length (i.e. for sagging and others) 100.00 m
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Slurry friction loss curve - 9.78
x f(x) 55 183.52 9.78
18 10.39 44 183.52 -
55 10.25 183.52 9.78
92 10.11 33
147 9.91 22
184 9.78
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257 9.52 -0
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Vertical height:
from distribution header centerline to water line 15.00 m
from water line to seabed 45.00 m
from seabed to maximum minebed strata 20.00 m
Total depth from the header 80.00 m
With additional length (i.e. for sagging and others) 100.00 m
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4.0 Pump curve modeling parameters for the backward-fitting process are as follows:
Water rated
a5 a4 a3 a2 a1 a0
Q-h -3.39E-17 4.94E-13 -3.12E-09 0.000007981688 -0.011622288139 44.881073522416
Q-n -2.26E-18 2.47E-14 -9.91E-11 0.000000092844 0.000230889586 0.335373718948
Q-p 2.25E-15 -2.61E-11 1.14E-07 -0.000234080195 0.318894287044 6.262144598380
Slurry corrected
a5 a4 a3 a2 a1 a0
Q-h -3.95E-17 5.47E-13 -3.29E-09 0.000007981688 -0.011041173732 40.505168853981
Q-n -2.92E-18 3.04E-14 -1.16E-10 0.000000102875 0.000243041669 0.335373718948
Q-p 2.50E-15 -2.75E-11 1.14E-07 -0.000222376185 0.287802094057 5.369006225026
5.0 The pump selections A to E should be adjusted according to the actual curve of the main dredge pump,
The following backward-fitting process was coded to MS Excel allows the initial conditions to be fitted
along the pump curve.
Vertical height:
from distribution header centerline to water line 15.00 m
from water line to seabed 40.00 m
from seabed to maximum minebed strata 20.00 m
Total depth from the header 75.00 m
With additional length (i.e. for sagging and others) 90.00 m
Vertical height:
from distribution header centerline to water line 15.00 m
from water line to seabed 40.00 m
from seabed to maximum minebed strata 20.00 m
Total depth from the header 75.00 m
With additional length (i.e. for sagging and others) 90.00 m
Vertical height:
from distribution header centerline to water line 15.00 m
from water line to seabed 40.00 m
from seabed to maximum minebed strata 20.00 m
Total depth from the header 75.00 m
With additional length (i.e. for sagging and others) 90.00 m
Vertical height:
from distribution header centerline to water line 15.00 m
from water line to seabed 40.00 m
from seabed to maximum minebed strata 20.00 m
Total depth from the header 75.00 m
With additional length (i.e. for sagging and others) 90.00 m
Vertical height:
from distribution header centerline to water line 15.00 m
from water line to seabed 40.00 m
from seabed to maximum minebed strata 20.00 m
Total depth from the header 75.00 m
With additional length (i.e. for sagging and others) 90.00 m
Vertical height:
from distribution header centerline to water line 15.00 m
from water line to seabed 40.00 m
from seabed to maximum minebed strata 20.00 m
Total depth from the header 75.00 m
With additional length (i.e. for sagging and others) 90.00 m
Vertical height:
from distribution header centerline to water line 15.00 m
from water line to seabed 40.00 m
from seabed to maximum minebed strata 20.00 m
Total depth from the header 75.00 m
With additional length (i.e. for sagging and others) 90.00 m
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Slurry friction loss curve - 4.84
x f(x) 5 1,282.23 4.84
128 6.75 4
1,282.23 -
385 6.25 1,282.23 4.84
641 5.79 3
1,026 5.19 2
1,282 4.84
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Total dynamic head for underwater slurry
= 15 m + 14.77 m + 0.31 m + 4.85 m 34.91 m
Vertical height:
from distribution header centerline to water line - m
from water line to seabed 20.00 m
from seabed to maximum minebed strata 20.00 m
Total depth from the header 40.00 m
With additional length (i.e. for sagging and others) 50.00 m
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Slurry friction loss curve - 2.15
x f(x) 55 3,984.64 2.15
398 3.46 44
3,984.64 -
1,195 2.75 3,984.64 2.15
1,992 2.28 33
3,188 2.02 22
3,985 2.15
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Total dynamic head for underwater slurry
= 0 m + 9.85 m + 1.57 m + 2.15 m 13.56 m
Vertical height:
from distribution header centerline to water line - m
from water line to seabed 30.00 m
from seabed to maximum minebed strata 20.00 m
Total depth from the header 50.00 m
With additional length (i.e. for sagging and others) 60.00 m
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Slurry friction loss curve - 2.47
x f(x) 55 3,577.76 2.47
358 4.20 44
3,577.76 -
1,073 3.41 3,577.76 2.47
1,789 2.86 33
2,862 2.45 22
3,578 2.47
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5,009 3.18 -0
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Total dynamic head for underwater slurry
= 0 m + 15.16 m + 1.53 m + 2.47 m 19.15 m
Vertical height:
from distribution header centerline to water line m
from water line to seabed 30.00 m
from seabed to maximum minebed strata 20.00 m
Total depth from the header 50.00 m
With additional length (i.e. for sagging and others) 60.00 m
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Slurry friction loss curve - 2.79
x f(x) 55 3,429.56 2.79
343 4.89 44
3,429.56 -
1,029 4.05 3,429.56 2.79
1,715 3.43 33
2,744 2.89 22
3,430 2.79
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4,115 2.91
4,801 3.23 -0
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Total dynamic head for underwater slurry
= 0 m + 16.7 m + 1.41 m + 2.8 m 20.90 m
Vertical height:
from distribution header centerline to water line 15.00 m
from water line to seabed 40.00 m
from seabed to maximum minebed strata 20.00 m
Total depth from the header 75.00 m
With additional length (i.e. for sagging and others) 90.00 m