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Title: | Analysis of dynamic interactions in a bubble-particle system in presence of an acoustic field |
Authors: | Yasmin, Dilruba Mitra, Subhasish Mitra Evans, Geoffrey M. |
Keywords: | Bubble-particle interaction Acoustic field Bubble oscillation Rayleigh-Plesset model DEM Collision Attachment |
Issue Date: | 2019 |
Publisher: | ELSEVIER |
Citation: | 4 |
Abstract: | Use of an acoustic field in flotation is known to improve mineral recovery. However, studies in this area are rather limited and in general there is a lack of a mechanistic description of the collision and collection efficiency of particles in presence of an external acoustic field. This study aims to contribute to this knowledge gap by developing a simplified 3D numerical model of single bubble-particle interactions based on a discrete element method (DEM) based approach. Volume mode oscillatory behaviour of the bubble was modelled within the theoretical spherical shape limit (0.1 ≤ Bo ≤ 0.5) using 1D Rayleigh-Plesset equation in a quiescent liquid medium and one-way coupled to particle motion obtained through DEM. Interaction dynamics were simulated for various operating conditions involving three parameters, namely oscillation amplitude ratio (ε ≤ 0.1), excitation frequency (below and above resonance frequency) and bubble-particle surface-to-surface distance (∼1.0 to 10.6% of bubble radius). Regime maps were constructed to establish suitable combinations of these three operating parameters to represent the collision and attachment behaviour of a particle with the oscillating bubble. While conventional flotation models predict particle collision efficiency based on the nearest streamline adjacent to the bubble surface, application of an acoustic field on a bubble was shown to incur collision with a particle in the far field away from the interface due to oscillatory motion. It was noted that although such collisions occurred in the below-resonance-frequency regime (∼35 to 79 Hz), particle attachment did not occur due to weakening of the attractive capillary force. In the above-resonance-frequency regime (3.61–14.4 kHz), however, particle attachment was predicted and attachment probability increased in the vicinity of the bubble resonance frequency. |
URI: | https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0892687518304813 http://dspace.aiub.edu:8080/jspui/handle/123456789/1852 |
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