Open AccessA STUDY OF MULTISTAGE/MULTIFUNCTION COLUMN FOR FINE PARTICLE SEPARATION
Author(s) -
S.H. Chiang
Publication year - 1999
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Reports
DOI - 10.2172/761101
Subject(s) - separation (statistics) , stage (stratigraphy) , column (typography) , process (computing) , particle (ecology) , separation process , process engineering , chromatography , mechanics , environmental science , computer science , petroleum engineering , materials science , chemistry , engineering , physics , geology , paleontology , machine learning , oceanography , operating system , telecommunications , frame (networking)
A non-agitated multi-stage column was constructed and applied to wastewater treatment. Preliminary oil/water separation tests were performed. Excellent separation results verifies the multi-function feature of the multi-stage column. Hydrodynamic behavior is considered as the underlying cause for the separation performance. Therefore, a series of experiments were carried out to investigate the hydrodynamic parameters, including gas holdups and liquid circulating velocities. The experimental data will be used to create a mathematical model to simulate the multi-stage column process. The model will further shed light on the future scale-up of the MSTLFLO process