Q1 Solution:

C kg/m3 uC m/s *10-6 (1/C-1/Cu)/uc m2s/kg

167 138.9 37.1
200 97.2 42.8
250 72.2 43.85
286 56 47.5
333 44.4 48.8
400 33.3 50
455 27.8 49
500 24.2 48
590 19.8 43

We saw from the table the maximum value of (1/C-1/Cu)/uc)=50 m2s/kg

And we select it to calculate Area
A=QₒCₒ(1/C-1/Cu)/uc) = 0.2*150*50=1500 m2
4𝐴 4∗(1500)
d=√ 𝜋 = √ = 43.7m
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Q2 Solution:
( ρs-ρc ) = e( ρs-ρ )
=(2600- ρc) = 0.7(2600-1000) ρc=1480 kg/m3
C 650
ρc 1480 𝑣𝑜𝑙𝑢𝑚𝑒 𝑠𝑜𝑙𝑖𝑑
Cₒ(Vsolid /Vsuspension) = C = 650 = 0.30
+1 +1 volume suspension
ρc 1480

µc=µ(1+K'' Cₒ)=0.001(1+2.5*0.3) = 0.00175

2
𝐾 ′′ ∗𝑑 2 (𝜌𝑠−𝜌𝑐 )𝑔 2.4∗(20∗10−6 ) (2600−1480 )9.81
uc= == = 6.02*10-3 m/s
µ𝑐 0.00175
Now we can create a table between values of C from 650 to 1500 to see what is
the maximum value of (1/C-1/Cu)/uc)
C Cₒ µc uc 1/C-1/Cu)/uc
650 0.305164 0.001763 0.006232 0.143995
756.25 0.338178 0.001845 0.005954 0.114431
862.5 0.368196 0.00192 0.005721 0.090612
968.75 0.39561 0.001989 0.005524 0.070825
1075 0.420744 0.002052 0.005355 0.054009
1181.25 0.44387 0.00211 0.005208 0.039465
1287.5 0.465221 0.002163 0.005079 0.02671
1393.75 0.484993 0.002212 0.004966 0.015397
1500 0.503356 0.002258 0.004865 0.00527

We saw the maximum value is 0.14399 and we will calculate Area based on it
A=QₒC(1/C-1/Cu)/uc)/uc
A=0.2*650*0.14399 = 18.7187 m2
4𝐴 4∗(18.7187)
d=√ 𝜋 = √ = 4.88 m
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to evaluate Qu we will make a simple material balance:

Cₒ*Qin=Cu*Qu = 650*0.2=1560*Qu Qu=0.08333 m3/s
Q3 Solution:
Basis 1kg solid
Solid to be separated/min = 1000ton/hr*1000kg/ton*1hr/3600s= 277.7 kg/s
Under flow contains 47% solid and the remaining 53% water
Under flow ratio = water/solid = 53/47 = 1.13
%solid %water Y U Y-U uc m/min uc m/s Y-U/ uc
10 90 9 1.128 7.872 0.72 0.012 656
15 85 5.67 1.128 4.542 0.36 0.006 756.3
25 75 3 1.128 1.872 0.24 0.004 468
35 65 1.86 1.128 0.732 0.051 0.0009 858.2
45 55 1.22 1.128 0.092 0.01 0.0002 567.4

We should select the maximum value of Y-U/ uc 858.2 s/m

Q=277.7 kg/s
Assume ρWater=1000 kg/m3
𝑄 277.7
A= *( Y-U/ uc) = * 858.2 = 238.32 µm2
ρWater 1000
4𝐴 4∗238.32
d= √ 𝜋 = √ = 17.42 m
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