TRANSPORT AND STRAINING OF SUSPENSIONS IN POROUS MEDIA: EXPERIMENTAL AND THEORETICAL STUDY

Abstract

An analytical model for deep bed filtration of suspension in porous media and training under size exclusion capture mechanism is developed and validated by laboratory tests on suspension flow in engineered media. The fraction of swept particles is introduced in the inlet boundary condition. The model is successfully matched with the results from column experiments, predicting the suspended particle concentrations at the outlet.

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Dates

  • Submission Date2012-08-01
  • Revision Date2012-09-07
  • Acceptance Date2012-09-12

DOI Reference

10.2298/TSCI1205344A

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