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Designing thickeners by matching hindered settling and gelled suspension zones in the presence of aggregate densification

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Designing thickeners by matching hindered settling and gelled suspension zones in the presence of aggregate densification. / Zhang, Yi; Grassia, Paul; Martin, Alastair et al.
In: Chemical Engineering Science, Vol. 134, 29.09.2015, p. 297-307.

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Zhang, Y, Grassia, P, Martin, A, Usher, SP & Scales, PJ 2015, 'Designing thickeners by matching hindered settling and gelled suspension zones in the presence of aggregate densification', Chemical Engineering Science, vol. 134, pp. 297-307. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ces.2015.05.016

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Zhang, Y., Grassia, P., Martin, A., Usher, S. P., & Scales, P. J. (2015). Designing thickeners by matching hindered settling and gelled suspension zones in the presence of aggregate densification. Chemical Engineering Science, 134, 297-307. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ces.2015.05.016

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Zhang Y, Grassia P, Martin A, Usher SP, Scales PJ. Designing thickeners by matching hindered settling and gelled suspension zones in the presence of aggregate densification. Chemical Engineering Science. 2015 Sept 29;134:297-307. Epub 2015 May 15. doi: 10.1016/j.ces.2015.05.016

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Zhang, Yi ; Grassia, Paul ; Martin, Alastair et al. / Designing thickeners by matching hindered settling and gelled suspension zones in the presence of aggregate densification. In: Chemical Engineering Science. 2015 ; Vol. 134. pp. 297-307.

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title = "Designing thickeners by matching hindered settling and gelled suspension zones in the presence of aggregate densification",
abstract = "A model is presented for design of a thickener for solid-liquid separation where the flocs or aggregates within the solid-liquid suspension undergo an aggregate densification process due to the action of rakes. This aggregate densification facilitates suspension dewatering. The novel feature of the model is that it manages to couple together a hindered settling zone (higher up in the thickener, where the flocs are separated from one another, and the suspension cannot bear weight) and a gelled suspension zone (lower down in the thickener, where the flocs are packed together, and the suspension is able to bear weight). The model determines solids fraction profiles throughout the hindered settling zone and the gelled suspension zone, and also gives zone heights and residence times. Parametric investigations using the model are carried out for different suspension fluxes (which influence the solids fluxes and underflow solids fractions attained), and also for different specified amounts of and rates of aggregate densification. ",
keywords = "Gels, Mathematical modelling, Rheology, Suspension, Compressive yield stress, Hindered settling function, COMPRESSIVE YIELD-STRESS, FLOCCULATED SUSPENSIONS, RESOURCE INDUSTRIES, SEDIMENTATION, CONSOLIDATION, PERFORMANCE, SLUDGE",
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KW - Rheology

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KW - Compressive yield stress

KW - Hindered settling function

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KW - RESOURCE INDUSTRIES

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KW - PERFORMANCE

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