Separation of solid-liquid suspensions with ultrasonic acoustic energy

被引:18
作者
Bekker, MC [1 ]
Meyer, JP [1 ]
Pretorius, L [1 ]
VanderMerwe, DF [1 ]
机构
[1] RAND AFRIKAANS UNIV,DEPT MECH & MFG ENGN,RES GRP COOLING & HEATING TECHNOL,ENERGY LAB,ZA-2006 AUCKLAND PK,SOUTH AFRICA
关键词
acoustic; standing waves; separation; suspension; sound waves; transducer; ultrasonic;
D O I
10.1016/S0043-1354(97)00088-2
中图分类号
X [环境科学、安全科学];
学科分类号
08 ; 0830 ;
摘要
A theoretical and experimental study was carried out to investigate the possibility of separating solid-liquid suspensions of water and talcum powder, as well as in a process cooling water system, by means of a standing ultrasonic acoustic wave. Separation was successfully achieved with suspensions of water and talcum powder. The separation of suspended solids from the process cooling water was unsuccessful owing to the extremely small sizes of the suspended solid particles. (C) 1997 Elsevier Science Ltd.
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页码:2543 / 2549
页数:7
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