Particle Technology- Dilute Particle Systems

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The second lecture in the module Particle Technology, delivered to second year students who have already studied basic fluid mechanics. Dilute particle systems is mainly about sedimentation of single particles and dilute suspensions. The Particle Reynolds number determines the degree of turbulence in the fluid and techniques are provided for settling in laminar and turbulent systems. Industrial clarification is included.

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Dilute Particulate SystemsChapter 5 in Fundamentals

Professor Richard Holdich

R.G.Holdich@Lboro.ac.uk

Watch this lecture at http://www.vimeo.com/10200970

Visit http://www.midlandit.co.uk/particletechnology.htm

for further resources.

Dilute Particulate Systems

field force(s) and drag Stokes’s settling equation Particle Reynolds number Drag coefficient/Friction factor

plot what to do when Re'>0.2

• (Heywood tables) industrial clarification

Forces

Newton:

maF

Weight Force

Tedious to weigh small particles, hence we use the particle diameter and convert to mass, then weight.

sxm 3

6

Archimede’s Principle

When a body is wholly, or partially, immersed in a fluid it experiences an upthrust equal to the weight of fluid displaced.

Discovered in his bath? Buoyancy - hence buoyed weight is:

gxF sW )(6

3

Stokes’s Drag Expression

Solution to Navier-Stokes equation valid for no inertia

tD xUF 3

Inertia

Rate of change of momentum

t

Ux

t

Um

t

mUF sI d

d

6d

d

d

)(d 3

Centrifugal Force

Note the weight is:

gxF sW )(6

3

The centrifugal force is:

23 )(6

rxF sC

where r is radial position and omega is the angular speed (s-1).

Electro- and Thermo-phoretic

Due to electric field or temperature gradients

Mainly applicable to small particles (less than 10 microns) is gases

See gas cleaning notes

Gases

Small particles can ‘slip’ between the molecules of gases - hence there is a slip correction due to Cunningham applicable to particles less than 2 microns and based on the mean free path of the gas.

The settling velocity will be…?

Liquids

Small particles are subject to bombardment by liquid molecules giving rise to Brownian motion. Hence they might not settle at all!

Significant with particles 1 micron in diameter and less.

N.B. they will still settle in a centrifuge.

Stokes’s settling equation

Single particle settlinggxF sW )(

63

tD xUF 3

Ut is terminal settling velocity.

Stokes’s settling equation

18

)(2 gxU st

The Stokes settling equation:

Stokes law valid for no inertia present

AND a low concentration/single particle. Note that bigger particles settle faster - Galileo and that tower in Pisa?

Stokes’s settling equation

Free settling

Stokes’s settling equation

18

)(2 gxU st

Stokes’s settling equation:

Note that bigger particles settle faster. Industrially we often enhance settling rates by causing the particles to coagulate or flocculate together.

Stokes’s settling equation

Colloid stability important in filtration and sedimentation.

Often assessed by the Zeta potential

Surface forces can predominate at iso-electric point.

Particle Reynolds number

Particle Reynolds number:

still a ratio of inertial to viscous forces - note it is based on the FLUID properties of density and viscosity.

txU

Re

Must be less than 0.2 for Stokes’s law

AND a low concentration/single particle

Particle Reynolds number

Drag coefficient/Friction factor plot

What to do when Re'>0.2

Drag force = RAp

Drag force =

2UCR d2

4xAp

pd AUC 2 Weight = gx s )(6

3

cf Friction factor: shear stress over density and velocity2

What to do when Re'>0.2

Drag force = RAp

Drag force =

2UCR d2

4xAp

pd AUC 2 Weight = gx s )(6

3

d

s

C

xgU

)(

3

2 …check that this reduces

to Stokes law in laminar region.

What to do when Re'>0.2

Numerous correlations between friction factor and Reynolds number @ Re’>0.2

Above can be used to give settling velocity =f(diameter) or vice-versa.

Recommend a simple Tabular scheme developed by Heywood - now fully automated on the www (freely available): http://www.filtration-and-separation.com

Industrial Clarification

field force(s) and drag Stokes’s settling equation Particle Reynolds number Drag coefficient/Friction factor

plot what to do when Re'>0.2

• (Heywood tables) industrial clarification

Industrial Clarification

Simple Camp-Hazen clarification model

t

AHQ

t

HU t

tU

H

Q

AHt or tU

QA

Industrial Clarification - long tube test

Summary

field force(s) and drag Stokes’s settling equation Particle Reynolds number Drag coefficient/Friction factor plot what to do when Re'>0.2 industrial clarification

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