Rheology and Flow Data for Iron Ore Slurries — Rheology data: shear stress, shear rate and apparent viscosity; Flow data: pressure gradient, mean velocity, friction factor, entropy parameter, Reynolds number and Taylor number

This CSV dataset (numbered 1–10) was used to accomplish rheological and flow characterization of iron ore slurries. CSV files 1–3 were used to create the plots in Fig. 2, Fig. 3 and Fig. 4, which are related to results of shear stress x shear rate, apparent viscosity x shear rate and Taylor number x shear rate, respectively (obtained by rotational rheometry). CSV files 4–6 were used to create the graphics depicted in Fig. 5, Fig. 6 and Fig. 7. They refer to experimental results of pressure gradient x mean flow velocity of iron ore slurries tested in a pumping loop tubular device (PLTD) plus friction factor x Reynolds number and friction factor x entropy parameter, respectively. Files 7 and 8 correpond to the data used to plot the rheograms (shear stress x shear rate and appparent viscosity x shear rate) obtained by tubular rheometry as shown in Fig. 8 and Fig. 9, respectively. Finally, the data presented in file 9 (shear stress x shear rate) and file 10 (apparent viscosity x shear rate) were used to plot the rheograms obtained by rotational and tubular devices, depicted in Fig. 10, Fig. 11, Fig. 12 and Fig. 13. Experimental conditions: Material: Iron ore Solids concentrations: 36.8% and 43.6% Shear rate (rotational rheometry): 50–1450 s-1 Mean velocity (tubular device): 1.10–2.34 m/s Pressure gradient (tubular device): 314.04–1180.48 Pa/m