Particle Technology

Dilute systems - sedimentation

Problems 5.7

Question 1.iii
The calculated function Q was 2.87x10-2.


Use your Heywood tables to complete the following:
Particle diameter (microns): 1 10 50 100 1000
log(Px): --- --- 0.156 0.457 1.457
log(U/Q): --- --- -1.072 -0.513 0.759
Settling velocity (m s-1): --- --- 0.00243 0.0088 A


The term A missing from the above is:

  a) 0.0105
b) 0.0145
c) 0.0165
d) 0.165
Note, none.

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