ISSN:
0001-1541
Keywords:
Chemistry
;
Chemical Engineering
Source:
Wiley InterScience Backfile Collection 1832-2000
Topics:
Chemistry and Pharmacology
,
Process Engineering, Biotechnology, Nutrition Technology
Notes:
The motion of a single rigid sphere entrained in a glycerine-water solution flowing downward through a cylindrical tube has been investigated throughout a range of particle Reynolds numbers of 6.0 to 120.0, tube Reynolds numbers of 208 to 890, and particle-to-tube diameter ratios of 0.120 to 0.190. Trajectories of the sphere, calculated for various particle Reynolds numbers by using the Rubinow-Keller expression for the transverse force, were found to agree satisfactorily with experimentally determined trajectories when the particle Reynolds number was below 40.0. In all cases the sphere was observed to migrate to the axis of the tube. At the lower particle Reynolds numbers the sphere approached the axis asymptotically, whereas at the higher particle Reynolds numbers the sphere oscillated across the axis of the tube one or more times during migration. All observations were made with spheres which were less dense than the fluid, the density difference being as high as 10% of the fluid density.
Additional Material:
7 Ill.
Type of Medium:
Electronic Resource
URL:
http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/aic.690120336
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