particle velocity calculation
particle velocity calculation
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is there a way to calculate the velocity of particles in a air stream
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RE: particle velocity calculation
In either case, find the drag coefficient (CD) for the particle, and compute the drag force from
D = CD*(rho)*(V2)/2, (see definition of terms below)
and use F=ma to calculate the acceleration of the particle. Integrate to find the particle trajectory (velocity, position). Plots for the CD of spheres, cylinders, and some other shapes are available in published books on fluid dynamics. Most correlate the data to a parameter called the Reynold's number, which is typically (rho)*(V)*D/(mu), where rho is the fluid density, V the fluid velocity relative to the object, D is a characteristic dimension (like the diameter of a sphere), and mu is the dynamic viscosity of the fluid.
If the particles are very small, and the fluid not changing speed too rapidly, the particle velocity will be very close to the fluid speed (thus the principle of laser doppler velocimetry for experimentally measuring fluid velocities).
RE: particle velocity calculation
When the Re<10-5, "slip" between the gas molecules gives increased sedimentation rates and the mean free path of the molecules (λ) is used to estimate the terminal velocity.
The movement of particles of diameter less than 0.1μm is dominated by Brownian motion, i.e. irregular movement due to impact with the fluid molecules.
If you are after fluidization velocities for small particles where sedimentation velocity depends on viscous forces, the Kozeny-Carman equation gives an estimate of the minimum fluidization velocity.
For pneumatic conveying used for granular and powder materials such as flour, seeds, grain, alumina, cement, and catalysts one may refer to the literature. For example:
Gluck, S.E.: Design tips for pneumatic conveyors Hydrocarbon Processing, 47 (Oct. 1958).
Gerchow, F.J.: How to select a pneumatic conveying system, Chem. Eng., Feb. 17, 72-86 (1975).
Gerchow, F.J.: Specifying components of pneumatic-conveying systems, Chem. Eng., March31, 88-96 (1975).
RE: particle velocity calculation
Is there any way to relate pressure of the air to its velocity?