Research on the flow characteristics of blasthole stemming slurry in open-pit mining

• Published in: Frontiers in earth science (Lausanne) Vol. 12
• Main Authors: Li, Pingfeng, Xie, Shoudong, Lu, Junji, Li, Mengyuan, Peng, Xiaopeng, Yang, Kai, Zhang, Lei
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Frontiers Media S.A 26.06.2024
• Subjects: blasthole stemming slurry; blasthole stemming technique; differential viscosity; shear thickening; slurry composition; yield stress

The flow characteristics of blasthole stemming slurry (BSS), predominantly comprising yellow mud (YM), tail mud (TM), or drilling cuttings (DC), were systematically investigated. Various influencing factors, including slurry mass concentration, the addition of TM or DC, and the mass ratio of TM to Y...