Experimental comparative study of different tribocharging devices for triboelectric separation of insulating particles

IEEE Transactions on Industry Applications

Volumn 49, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 1113-1118

  Zelmat, Mohamed El Mouloud ^a   Rizouga, Mohamed ^a   Tilmatine, Amar ^a   Medles, Karim ^a   Miloudi, Mohamed ^a   Dascalescu, Lucien ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SIDI BEL ABBES   (Algeria)

^b CNRS   (France)

Author keywords

Tribocharging device; triboelectric charge; triboelectric separator

Indexed keywords

DIFFERENT PARTICLE SIZES; EXPERIMENTAL STUDIES; POLYVINYL CHLORIDE (PVC); SEPARATION EFFICIENCY; TRIBOCHARGING; TRIBOELECTRIC CHARGE; TRIBOELECTRIC SEPARATIONS; TRIBOELECTRIC SEPARATOR;

FLUIDIZED BEDS; HIGH DENSITY POLYETHYLENES; INSULATING MATERIALS; POLYVINYL CHLORIDES; SEPARATION; SEPARATORS;

PARTICLES (PARTICULATE MATTER);

EID: 84877895832     PISSN: 00939994     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/TIA.2013.2251991     Document Type: Article

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