DEM simulation for specific gravity separation of plastic particles using air-table

Yuki Tsunazawa, Tingwei Wang, Kenichiro Torige, Chiharu Tokoro

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Abstract

Air-table is one of the specific gravity separators which have been expected as an effective dry separator for waste products such as plastic or glass. The objective of this study is an application of DEM to describe the basic behavior of plastic particles in an air-table separation. The mechanism of particles separation on the table has not been well-known because air-table contains many instrument parameters such as slope and shape of the table, height of the riffle, angle, amplitude and frequency of vibration and wind velocity. In this study, two types of particles which have same diameter and different density were simulated and 3 dimensional position and velocity of them were investigated in the various conditions of instrumental parameters. DEM simulation results showed that the riffle on the table play an important role for the particles separation.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationASME-JSME-KSME 2011 Joint Fluids Engineering Conference, AJK 2011
Pages4013-4016
Number of pages4
EditionPARTS A, B, C, D
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 2011 Dec 1
EventASME-JSME-KSME 2011 Joint Fluids Engineering Conference, AJK 2011 - Hamamatsu, Japan
Duration: 2011 Jul 242011 Jul 29

Publication series

NameASME-JSME-KSME 2011 Joint Fluids Engineering Conference, AJK 2011
NumberPARTS A, B, C, D
Volume1

Conference

ConferenceASME-JSME-KSME 2011 Joint Fluids Engineering Conference, AJK 2011
Country/TerritoryJapan
CityHamamatsu
Period11/7/2411/7/29

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Fluid Flow and Transfer Processes

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