On-line determination of aggregate size and morphology in suspensions
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چکیده
Information about the aggregation state of fine particles is an important element for process control, product quality monitoring and fundamental understanding in many cases of industrial slurries. W hen aggregates are small or fragile objects, their w ithdraw al is difficult and off-line characterization may be a source of error. This w ork deals w ith the application of different in line methods to the characterization of silica aggregate size and morphology. These methods are based on turbidimetry. One of them consists of the analysis of the turbidity fluctuations and is operated on a commercial instrument. The other one uses the aggregate settling velocity w hich is determined by turbidimetry too, how ever w ith a home-made apparatus. This w ork gives us the opportunity to define morphological models for small aggregates and to calculate their drag coefficient. Thanks to these models, the aggregate morphological characteristics and the number of their constituting particles can be derived from the experimental results. Agreement betw een the different methods is examined and discussed.
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