Experimental and Numerical Modeling of a New Tribo-Electrostatic Separation Process for Granular Plastics Mixtures

Particulate Science and Technology

Volumn 33, Issue 2, 2015, Pages 189-196

  Younes, A ^a   Younes, M ^a,b,c   Sayah, H ^d   Samuila, A ^b,c   Dascalescu, L ^b,c  

^a University Center of Ain Temouchent   (Algeria)

^b UNIVERSITÉ DE POITIERS   (France)

^c University Institute of Technology   (France)

^d UNIVERSITY OF SIDI BEL ABBES   (Algeria)

Author keywords

Free fall electrostaticseparator; granularplasticseparation; particletrajectories; tribo electrochargingprocesses

Indexed keywords

AIR; CHARGED PARTICLES; CYLINDERS (SHAPES); ELECTRODES; ELECTROSTATICS; GRANULATION; MIXTURES; NUMERICAL MODELS;

ELECTRODE DISTANCES; ELECTROSTATIC SEPARATION PROCESS; FREE FALL; GRANULARPLASTICSEPARATION; INCLINATION ANGLES; MODELING AND OPTIMIZATION; PARTICLETRAJECTORIES; TRIBO-ELECTROCHARGINGPROCESSES;

ELECTROSTATIC SEPARATORS;

PLASTIC; POLYAMIDE; POLYCARBONATE;

ARTICLE; ELECTRIC FIELD; ELECTRODE; EXPERIMENTAL DESIGN; EXPERIMENTAL STUDY; FREE FALL ELECTROSTATIC SEPARATOR; GRANULAR PLASTIC MIXTURE; HUMIDITY; INCLINATION ANGLE; MEDICAL DEVICE; PHYSICAL CHEMISTRY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEPARATION TECHNIQUE; SIMULATION; STATIC ELECTRICITY; STATISTICAL MODEL; SUMMER; TEMPERATURE; TRIBO CHARGING DEVICE; TURBULENT FLOW; WASTE;

EID: 84928791647     PISSN: 02726351     EISSN: 15480046     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/02726351.2014.948976     Document Type: Article

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