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Title: A STUDY OF MULTISTAGE/MULTIFUNCTION COLUMN FOR FINE PARTICLE SEPARATION

Technical Report ·
DOI:https://doi.org/10.2172/761101· OSTI ID:761101

A non-agitated multi-stage column was constructed and applied to wastewater treatment. Preliminary oil/water separation tests were performed. Excellent separation results verifies the multi-function feature of the multi-stage column. Hydrodynamic behavior is considered as the underlying cause for the separation performance. Therefore, a series of experiments were carried out to investigate the hydrodynamic parameters, including gas holdups and liquid circulating velocities. The experimental data will be used to create a mathematical model to simulate the multi-stage column process. The model will further shed light on the future scale-up of the MSTLFLO process.

Research Organization:
Federal Energy Technology Center Morgantown (FETC-MGN), Morgantown, WV (United States); Federal Energy Technology Center Pittsburgh (FETC-PGH), Pittsburgh, PA (United States)
Sponsoring Organization:
US Department of Energy (US)
DOE Contract Number:
FG22-94PC94217
OSTI ID:
761101
Report Number(s):
DE-FG22-94PC94217-13; TRN: AH200030%%60
Resource Relation:
Other Information: PBD: 1 Oct 1999
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English