Calculation Example
Example from Armin Bürkholz, Droplet Separation, VCH Verlag 1989
An existing wire mesh demister shows measured fractional collection efficiencies for five different gas velocities.
In this example we want to compare the measured values with the calculated values.
Literature: Armin Bürkholz, Droplet Separation, VCH Verlag 1989
Given:
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Flow velocities |
v = 1; 2; 4; 8; 15 m/s |
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Fluid |
air |
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Fluid temperature at inlet |
ϑe = 20°C |
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Filter density |
G = 220 kg /m³ |
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Filter mass |
M = 10 kg |
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Filter height (thickness) |
H = 0.1 m |
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Wire diameter |
D = 0.3 mm |
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Wire density |
ρD= 7900 kg / m³ |
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Density of dispert phase |
ρF= 1000kg / m³ |
Wanted:
Pressure drops Δp
Limiting droplet sizes d50
Results of experiment
Calculated results graphically displayed by using the parameter study of FLD