Modelling in the design of a flow-through ultrasonic separator
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Published on: February 3, 2014
1Electromechanical Research Group, School of Engineering Sciences, University of Southampton, UK. m.hill@soton.ac.uk
Abstract:
This paper describes the design and testing of a flow-through ultrasonic separation device that allows the concentration of particles within a fluid. The device operates without the use of an acoustically transparent element. Three models are used to examine the behaviour of the cell, dealing with acoustic-particle interaction, electro-acoustic characteristics, and fluid flow. The device is able to concentrate up to 84% of the 60 microns sand particles in the 'dirty' stream, 13% in the intermediate stream and 3% in the 'clean' stream. Flow rates of up to 20 lh-1 (equating to an inlet velocity of 10(-2) ms-1) have been used with an electrical power input of up to 50 W (10 kWm-1).
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