Continuous differential sedimentation of a binary suspension
Continuous differential sedimentation of a binary suspension
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DOI:
10.1016/0032-5910(96)03101-4
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发表时间:
1996-07
影响因子:
5.2
通讯作者:
A. Spannenberg;J. Raven;M. Scarboro;K. Galvin
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作者:
A. Spannenberg;J. Raven;M. Scarboro;K. Galvin
The differential sedimentation of a binary suspension was examined experimentally under continuous sedimentation conditions, using a free-settling zone depth of 1.50 m. The feed suspension consisted of a mixture of ballotini with 17.4 ± 0.2% − 45μm (fine species), and 82.6 ± 0.2%− 310 + 212 μm (coarse species) in an aqueous 45 wt.% glycerol solution. The coarse species arrived in the underflow with a well-defined front, achieving steady state within about 0.1 h. The fine species arrived at the same time, but took more than 0.6 h to reach steady state, resulting in a disproportionate accumulation of the fine species, and, hence, a free-settling zone composition of 61 ± 1% fines. The concentration of the fine species ahead of the lines front increased in a first order fashion. It was demonstrated, using a one-dimensional model, that the results could be explained by allowing an erosion of the fines front by the coarse particles, and the formation of a mixing zone between the two fronts.