An aqueous slurry containing particles with the size distribution shown in the following table is fed to
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An aqueous slurry containing particles with the size distribution shown in the following table is fed to a $20 \mathrm{ft}$ diameter settling tank (see, e.g., McCabe et al. (1993) or Perry's Handbook for the definition of mesh sizes):
Tyler Mesh Size | % of Total Solids in Feed |
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$8 / 10$ | 5.0 |
$10 / 14$ | 12.0 |
$14 / 20$ | 26.0 |
$20 / 28$ | 32.0 |
$28 / 35$ | 21.0 |
$35 / 48$ | 4.0 |
The feed enters near the center of the tank, and the liquid flows upward and overflows at the top of the tank. The solids loading of the feed is $0.5 \mathrm{lb}_{\mathrm{m}}$ of solids per gallon of slurry, and the feed rate is $50,000 \mathrm{gpm}$. What is the total solids concentration and particle size distribution in the overflow? The density of solids is $100 \mathrm{lb}_{\mathrm{m}} / \mathrm{ft}^{3}$. Assume (1) the particles are spherical, (2) the particles in the tank are unhindered, and (3) the feed and overflow have the same properties as water.
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Chemical Engineering Fluid Mechanics
ISBN: 9781498724432
3rd Edition
Authors: Ron Darby, Raj P Chhabra