Although the deflector wheel classifier is the dominant separation device in the industrial separation of finegrained particle fractions, the classifying mechanisms at high particle loadings are still not described and understood sufficiently. The existing models for the calculation of the separation efficiency, which are mostly based on a single particle's fate, fail to capture the behavior at high particle loading where particle-particle and particle-wall collisions are encountered. To overcome this knowledge gap, a high-speed camera was used to analyze the particle movement in the separation process of a deflector wheel classifier representing real physical conditions. It is shown that particle-particle and particle-wall collisions must be included in a consistent theoretical model to represent the effective particle behavior in the separation process. In addition, the influence of process parameters such as revolution rate and mass loading on the separation efficiency of a deflector wheel classifier at high loadings is presented here.
In der industriellen Aufbereitung feiner Partikelkollektive ist die Sichtung in einem Abweiseradsichter ein wichtiger verfahrenstechnischer Schritt zur Herstellung vieler hochspezifischer Produkte. Vorhergegangene Arbeiten haben gezeigt, dass sich Sichtluftwirbel zwischen den Schaufeln des Sichtrades ausbilden, welche die Fluidströmung sowie die Partikelbewegung und schlussendlich die Trenneigenschaften des Sichters maßgeblich beeinflussen. Es ist das Ziel der vorliegenden Arbeit, den Zusammenhang zwischen Schaufelgeometrie, Fluidströmung und Trenncharakteristik aufzudecken.In the industrial preparation of fine particles, the classification in a deflector wheel classifier is an important step for the production of many highly specified products. Previous experiments have shown that fluid vortices are formed between the paddles of the classifying wheel, which significantly influence the fluid flow, the particle movement, and, finally, the separation properties of the classifier. Therefore, it is the aim of the present work to uncover the relationship between paddle geometry, fluid flow, and separation characteristics.
Zur Abtrennung unterschiedlich großer Partikeln sind in der Feststoffverfahrenstechnik trockene Klassierprozesse zur Herstellung enger Fraktionen von großer Bedeutung. Um das Trennverhalten von Strömungs-und Siebklassierprozessen genauer vorhersagen zu können, wurden experimentelle Resultate mit DEM-Simulationen verglichen. Bei der Siebklassierung wurde der Einfluss der Partikelform auf den Trennprozess betrachtet, während das Partikelverhalten zwischen den Schaufeln eines Abweiseradsichters mit DEM simuliert wurde. Die Kombination aus DEM und Experiment ermöglicht es, Modellvorhersagen durch Ermittlung prozessspezifischer Parameter zu verbessern und Klassiermodelle abzuleiten, die in dynamischen Feststofffließschemasimulationen verwendet werden.For the separation of particles with different sizes, dry classification processes are of great importance for the production of narrow fractions in the solid processing technology. To be able to more accurately predict the separation behavior of flow and sieve classifying processes, experimental results were compared with DEM simulations. In screening the influence of the particle shape on the separation process was considered while the particle behavior between the paddles of a deflector wheel classifier was simulated with DEM. The combination of DEM simulation and experiment makes it possible to improve model predictions by identifying process-specific parameters and to develop classification models, which are applicable in dynamic flowsheet simulations of solids processes.
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