The Fluidizer (Sand Management Device) 2016

Authors

Morgan Cespedes, Florida Institute of Technology
Ryan Christiansen, Florida Institute of Technology
Shouyu Chen, Florida Institute of Technology
Phillip Clancy, Florida Institute of Technology
Eric Schifferl, Florida Institute of Technology
Nathen Winter, Florida Institute of Technology
Adam Zajac, Florida Institute of Technology

Document Type

Poster

Abstract

Fluidization works by pumping a fluid into a denser solid like material, and therefore turning the solid into a slurry or more fluid like substance . The fluidizer pumps water into the tight packed sands on the seafloor. The packed sand then loosens and as the water starts to get between the particles, the particles begin to separate. This creates a much more fluid layer of sand. This fluid layer allows the other Fluidizer systems to move the slurry.

Publication Date

2016

Comments

Faculty Advisor/s: Robert Weaver, Stephen Wood

Recommended Citation

Cespedes, Morgan; Christiansen, Ryan; Chen, Shouyu; Clancy, Phillip; Schifferl, Eric; Winter, Nathen; and Zajac, Adam, "The Fluidizer (Sand Management Device) 2016" (2016). Ocean Engineering and Marine Sciences Student Publications. 35.
https://repository.fit.edu/oems_student/35