STUDY OF SLURRY RHEOLOGY AND PRESSURE DROP WITH AND WITHOUT ADDITIVES Thesis Submitted in Partial Fulfilment of the Requirement for the Award of Master of Technology in Chemical Engineering By ATANU KUMAR PAUL (Roll No : 11/CHE/411) ( Registration No : 20110938 ) Under the supervision of PROFESSOR K.C.GHANTA Professor & Head, Department of Chemical Engineering DEPARTMENT OF CHEMICAL ENGINEERING NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY DURGAPUR MAHATMA GANDHI AVENUE, DURGAPUR-713209 WEST BENGAL, INDIA 2012-2013