In a real
impactor , the nozzle flow impacts on a flat plate placed at right angle to the
nozzle flow and flows
radially outwards on the plate. Hence, the flow field is
constant in real impactor provided the flow rate Q1
through the
nozzle is constant, whereas in a virtual impactor this is not the case. Here
keeping the total flow
rate Q1 through nozzle constant, the minor
flow rate Qm through
collection prove can be changed by
Hence, in
virtual impactor , the effective velocity responsible for pushing the particles
into the minor flow is a
difference of velocities (V1-V2) , Where
V1 and V2 are the velocities corresponding to the nozzle
flow
rate and major flow rate.
The
experimental analysis has been done in set II
in accordance with the methodology described below.
Stokes
number for a virtual impactir is given by:
Stk= Æ® (V1-V2) / D/2
Where Æ®
is the relaxation time of the particle. Putting Ʈ = ῤp dp2 / 18 µ
in the above equation gives
9µD(Stk)50= ῤp
(d p50 )2 Q1/A1
- ῤp (d p50)2 /A2
(Q1 -
Qm) …………….(4)
Where (St)50 and d5o are Stokes number and cut
of diameter respectively at 50 % collection efficiency, A1
and A3
are areas of major and minor
flows respectively and Q2= (Q1
- Qm).
Keeping Q1
to be constant and separating the
constant terms, the above equation, for a particular virtual impactor, yields:
(d p50)2= C/Qm
Where C is constant.
Effect of change of total flow rate:
The size of the narrow distributed
aerosols can be changed by changing by total flow rate Q1 .
Above
equation (4) dividing both sides by Q1 and taking Qm/Q1 as constant, we have , for particular
virtual impactor ,
(d p50)2= C1/Q1
Where C1 is a constant.
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