Consolidation and atmospheric drying of fine oil sand tailings: Comparison of blind simulations and field scale results

• Main Authors: Vardon, P.J. (author), Yao, Y. (author), van Paassen, L.A. (author), van Tol, A.F. (author)
• Other Authors: Sego, D.C. (editor), Wilson, G.W. (editor), Beier, N.A. (editor)
• Format: Conference Object
• Language: English
• Published: University of Alberta 2016
• Subjects: Fort McMurray; Muskeg River
• Online Access: http://resolver.tudelft.nl/uuid:2b0e09a3-49fc-4997-a11a-1c35dd87a251

This paper presents a comparison between blind predictions of field tests of atmospheric drying of mature fine tailings (MFT) presented in IOSTC 2014 and field results. The numerical simulation of the consolidation and atmospheric drying of selfweight consolidating fine material is challenging and r...