The use of predictive models for the understanding and management of sediment and contaminant transport generally requires knowledge of particle size and settling velocity. Particle size is often obtained by direct measurements, and the settling velocities are usually predicted using the Stokes' law
Particles settling studies using ultrasonic techniques
โ Scribed by A. Shukla; A. Prakash; S. Rohani
- Publisher
- Elsevier Science
- Year
- 2007
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 871 KB
- Volume
- 177
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0032-5910
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โฆ Synopsis
Effects of acoustic velocity and attenuation measurements during settling of 43-, 110-and 168-ฮผm glass beads in water are reported. Ultrasonic waves were generated at a frequency of 3.2 MHz. An abrupt increase in acoustic velocity and a sharp peak in the attenuation characterized the onset of settled bed. The observed attenuation peak at the transition between suspended and settled bed was attributed to dissipation caused by viscous absorption losses. The critical concentration at which increase in acoustic velocity and attenuation peak occurred was estimated for these particle sizes.
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