TO THE QUESTION OF CLEANING OF EXHAUST OIL FROM NON-SOLUBLE IMPURITIES IN A HYDROCYCLONE

The possibility of using hydrocyclone plants for cleaning used oils is considered. The dependence of the degree of purification of waste oil on insoluble impurities is determined theoretically, determined by the mass content of particles in the oil flow removed through the lower drainage hole, from the time of the particle in the hydrocyclone and the radius of the surface of zero axial velocity, which determines the separation of the oil flow and the entrainment of particles through the upper or lower discharge holes.

A Simple Model of the Entrainment of Particles in a Gap Considering Elasticity

Many researches are conducted on the effect of particles on lubricated friction and wear of contact surfaces, which shows that particles between two contact surfaces increase lubricated friction and do a great effect to the wear of two sliding surfaces. Similar phenomena also occur when a hard containment particle is being entrained into the lubricated contact. This paper presents a simple two dimensional model which describes the entrainment of particles in a gap. Considering elasticity of the sliding surfaces, the model treats conditions under which a spherical particle of size d can be entrained into a gap between a sliding surface and a fixed plane surface. These conditions are determined by size of the particles, d, and friction coefficients between the particle and the sliding surface, and the particle and the plane, denoted by μs and μp respectively. For the particles to be entrained into the contact, this model predicts the maximum of particles size and the relationship of μs and μp.

Transport velocities of different particulate materials in pneumatic conveying

Particle horizontal transport and vertical entrainment of widely different materials (silica sand, alumina, ceramsite, dry sludge, and wood shreds) are explored by experimental measurements. Experiments have been performed with two very narrow fractions of solids (0.315–0.50 mm and 1.4–1.6 mm) on a laboratory setup. Simple empirical correlations are proposed in terms of the Reynolds and Archimedes criteria for the commencement of the horizontal conveying as well as the vertical entrainment of particles in pipelines.