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Main Authors: Sygusch, Johanna, Wilhelm, Thomas, Furat, Orkun, Schmidt, Volker, Rudolph, Martin
Format: Preprint
Published: 2024
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Online Access:https://arxiv.org/abs/2402.00488
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author Sygusch, Johanna
Wilhelm, Thomas
Furat, Orkun
Schmidt, Volker
Rudolph, Martin
author_facet Sygusch, Johanna
Wilhelm, Thomas
Furat, Orkun
Schmidt, Volker
Rudolph, Martin
contents Particle separation is typically investigated regarding one particulate property only. Virtually all separation processes, however, act on various particle properties in different ways. Modern particle analytical modalities enable a statistically meaningful multidimensional particle characterization. Within this study, individual particle fractions of magnesite, calcite and fluorite (-71 $μm$) are processed via the turbulent cross-flow separator cascade Cyclosizer (M16, MARC Technologies Pty Ltd), consisting of 5 hydrocyclones, thus producing 5 different product streams. Particle characterization is achieved via dynamic image analysis from which information on the particle shape and size is obtained. Using this data, bivariate Tromp functions are computed, which show the combined effect of the particle descriptors of roundness and area-equivalent diameter on the separation behavior. While the first cyclones recover predominantly coarse particles with high roundness values, fine particles with varying roundness are recovered in the latter cyclones.
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spellingShingle Investigating the multidimensional separation behavior of particles in a cyclosizer setting -- A case study on calcite, fluorite and magnesite
Sygusch, Johanna
Wilhelm, Thomas
Furat, Orkun
Schmidt, Volker
Rudolph, Martin
Soft Condensed Matter
Particle separation is typically investigated regarding one particulate property only. Virtually all separation processes, however, act on various particle properties in different ways. Modern particle analytical modalities enable a statistically meaningful multidimensional particle characterization. Within this study, individual particle fractions of magnesite, calcite and fluorite (-71 $μm$) are processed via the turbulent cross-flow separator cascade Cyclosizer (M16, MARC Technologies Pty Ltd), consisting of 5 hydrocyclones, thus producing 5 different product streams. Particle characterization is achieved via dynamic image analysis from which information on the particle shape and size is obtained. Using this data, bivariate Tromp functions are computed, which show the combined effect of the particle descriptors of roundness and area-equivalent diameter on the separation behavior. While the first cyclones recover predominantly coarse particles with high roundness values, fine particles with varying roundness are recovered in the latter cyclones.
title Investigating the multidimensional separation behavior of particles in a cyclosizer setting -- A case study on calcite, fluorite and magnesite
topic Soft Condensed Matter
url https://arxiv.org/abs/2402.00488