Mathematical model and numerical simulation of the settling of ̄occulated suspensions
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چکیده
Thickeners for solid±liquid separation are still designed and controlled empirically in the mining industry. Great eorts are being made to develop mathematical models that will change this situation. Starting from the basic principles of continuum mechanics, the authors developed a phenomenological theory of sedimentation for ̄occulated suspensions which takes the compressibility of the ̄ocs under their own weight and the permeability of the sediment into consideration. This model yields, for one space dimension, a ®rst-order hyperbolic partial dierential equation for the settling and a second-order parabolic partial dierential equation for the consolidation of the sediment, where the location of the interface with the change from one equation to the other is, in general, unknown beforehand. This initial-boundary value problem was analyzed mathematically, and transient solutions are obtained for several continuous feed and discharge ̄ows. A ®nite dierence numerical method is used to calculate concentration pro®les of the transient settling process, including the ®lling up and emptying of a thickener. # 1998 Elsevier Science Ltd. All rights reserved.
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