An Assessment of the Mechanism of Particle Shape Separation by a Rotating Conical Disk with a Spiral Scraper [Translated]†

Autor: Kenichi Yamamoto, Tatsuo Tsukada, Masunori Sugimoto
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2014
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Zdroj: KONA Powder and Particle Journal, Vol 8, Iss 0, Pp 55-66 (2014)
Druh dokumentu: article
ISSN: 0288-4534
2187-5537
DOI: 10.14356/kona.1990012
Popis: To study the shape separation mechanism of solid particles of differing shapes on a rotating conical disk with a spiral scraper, the behaviors of particles travelling along the scraper wall were discussed by using some cylindroid particles differing in cross-sectional shape. In this paper, for the simulation of the particle's motion along the scraper, three types of the motion were proposed and combined each other. Simulations were carried out under various operating conditions, and the values of θs (: the vectorial angle at which a particle leaves the scraper wall) were calculated for each particle. The following results were obtained. (1)θs decreases with increase in the shape index k over a comparatively wide range of k, where k is the ratio of the semi-minor axis b to semi-major axis a of an ellipse at cross section of a cylindroid. The correlation between θs and k is considerably affected by the rotating speed of the disk n and inclination angle of the disk surface β.(2) The particles of differing shapes could be effectively sorted along the scraper on the disk. (3) θs values estimated by the simulation agree approximately with the ones observed for various cylindroid particles.† This report was originally printed in J. Soc. Powder Technology, Japan. 26(1), 12-22 (1989) in Japanese, before being translated into English by KONA Editorial Committee with the permission of the editorial committee of the Soc. Powder Technology, Japan.
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