Mechanisms of agglomeration of fine particles in a magnetohydrodynamic system

Author

Jawaharlal Prasad

Date of Award

8-1981

Degree Type

Thesis

Degree Name

Master of Science

Major

Chemical Engineering

Major Professor

Lloyd W. Crawford

Committee Members

S. S. Storm, J. J. Perona, T. E. Dowdy

Abstract

A model has been developed in order to explain the discrepancy between Im's theoretical prediction of particle size distribution and that obtained experimentally at The University of Tennessee Space Institute (UTSI), Tullahoma, Tennessee, for particulate emissions from a magnetohydrodynamic (MHD) system.

Agglomeration by thermophoresis acting between different sized particles has been employed to explain this discrepancy. The model explains successfully a significant portion of this discrepancy in terms of lower mass fraction of fine particles present in the measured particle size distribution as postulated.

Recommended Citation

Prasad, Jawaharlal, "Mechanisms of agglomeration of fine particles in a magnetohydrodynamic system. " Master's Thesis, University of Tennessee, 1981.
https://trace.tennessee.edu/utk_gradthes/15275