Liquid creep

The Webre design as tested by Pollock and Work [14] showed (Figure 4-50C) that internal action in the separator was responsible for some of the entrainment, particularly liquid creep up the vessel walls. 

In this example, one periodic element (a cross-over) of the laboratory scale version of Katapak -S was selected for the detailed CFD simulation with CFX-5. This solver uses the finite volume discretization method in combination with hybrid unstructured grids. Around 1,100 spherical particles of 1 mm diameter were included in the computational domain. As the liquid flows through the catalyst-filled channels at operating conditions below the load point (cf. Moritz and Hasse, 1999), permeability of the channel walls made of the wire mesh is not taken into account by this particular model. The catalyst-filled channels are considered fully wetted by the liquid creeping down, whereas the empty channels are completely occupied by the counter-current gas. It means that the bypass flow... 

Newtonian liquid visoo-elastic liquid (creeping) solid... 

During the ultramicro titration the tip of the buret always dips under the surface of the liquid in the titration vessel. Hence, to minimize diffusion, the tip has to be very narrow. It is best made of hydro-phobic material as only then will there be no liquid creeping up along the tip and thus escaping the titration (S3). It has to be straight a tip which is curved will stretch under the pressure of the flowing liquid... 

With Alsint crucibles the HCI procedure should be finished rapidly since the liquid "creeps over the rim of the oruoible. 

The equations assume that the cyclone is constructed with a roof skimmer or raceway and a vortex tube anti-creep skirt to minimize the detrimental effects of liquid creep, as well as a vortex stabilizing plate to prevent collected liquid from becoming re-entrained. 

Creep of polymers is a major design problem. The glass temperature Tq, for a polymer, is a criterion of creep-resistance, in much the way that is for a metal or a ceramic. For most polymers, is close to room temperature. Well below Tq, the polymer is a glass (often containing crystalline regions - Chapter 5) and is a brittle, elastic solid -rubber, cooled in liquid nitrogen, is an example. Above Tq the Van der Waals bonds within the polymer melt, and it becomes a rubber (if the polymer chains are cross-linked) or a viscous liquid (if they are not). Thermoplastics, which can be moulded when hot, are a simple example well below Tq they are elastic well above, they are viscous liquids, and flow like treacle. 

These super-alloys are remarkable materials. They resist creep so well that they can be used at 850°C - and since they melt at 1280°C, this is 0.72 of their (absolute) melting point. They are so hard that they cannot be machined easily by normal methods, and must be precision-cast to their final shape. This is done by investment casting a precise wax model of the blade is embedded in an alumina paste which is then fired the wax bums out leaving an accurate mould from which one blade can be made by pouring liquid super-alloy into it (Fig. 20.4). Because the blades have to be made by this one-off method, they are expensive. One blade costs about UK 250 or US 375, of which only UK 20 (US 30) is materials the total cost of a rotor of 102 blades is UK 25,000 or US 38,000. 

Cyclone mist eliminators and collectors have virtually the same efficiency for both liquid aerosols and solid particles. To avoid reentrainment of the collected liquid from the walls of the cyclone, an upper limit is set to the tangential velocity that can be used. The maximum tangential velocity should be limited to the inlet velocity. Even at this speed, the liquid film may creep to the edge of the exit pipe, from which the liquid is then reentrained. 

The first part of Eq. (89), proportional to the inverse viscosity r] of the liquid film, describes a creeping motion of a thin film flow on the surface. In the (almost) dry area the contributions of both terms to the total flow and evaporation of material can basically be neglected. Inside the wet area we can, to lowest order, linearize h = hoo[ + u x,y)], where u is now a small deviation from the asymptotic equilibrium value for h p) in the liquid. Since Vh (p) = 0 the only surviving terms are linear in u and its spatial derivatives Vw and Au. Therefore, inside the wet area, the evolution equation for the variable part u of the height variable h becomes... 

The unit shown in Figure 4-49 has been used in many process applications with a variety of modifications [18,19,20]. It is effective in liquid entrainment separation, but is not recommended for solid particles due to the arrangement of the bottom and outlet. The flat bottom plate serves as a protection to the developing liquid surface below. This prevents re-entrainment. In place of the plate a vortex breaker type using vertical cross plates of 4-inch to 12-inch depth also is used, (Also see Reference [58].) The inlet gas connection is placed above the outlet dip pipe by maintaining dimension of only a few inches at point 4. In this type unit some liquid will creep up the walls as the inlet velocity increases. 

Polytetrafluorethylene (p.t.f.e.) This polymer does not absorb water, has no solvents and is almost completely inert to chemical attack molten alkali metals and sodium in liquid ammonia are the rare exceptions. Furthermore it does not soften below 320°C, is electrically inert and has a very low coefficient of friction. It is more expensive than general purpose plastics, requires special fabrication techniques, is degraded by high energy radiation, and has a low creep resistance. 

The effect of carbon on the corrosion of stainless steels in liquid sodium depends upon the test conditions and the composition of the steels . Stabilised stainless steels tend to pick up carbon from sodium, leading to a degree of carburisation which corresponds to the carbon activity in the liquid metal. Conversely, unstabilised stainless steels suffer slight decarburisation when exposed to very pure sodium. The decarburisation may promote corrosion in the surface region of the material and, under creep rupture conditions, can lead to cavity formation at the grain boundaries and decreased strength. 

Infrared lamps and heaters. Infrared lamps with internal reflectors are available commercially and are valuable for evaporating solutions. The lamp may be mounted immediately above the liquid to be heated the evaporation takes place rapidly, without spattering and also without creeping. Units are obtainable which permit the application of heat to both the top and bottom of a number of crucibles, dishes, etc., at the same time this assembly can char filter papers in the crucibles quite rapidly, and the filter paper does not catch fire. 

The same situation, as stated in papers of G. V. Vinogradov s school in the 1950s, takes place during creep of plastic dispersion systems, i.e. low-molecular-weight liquids with netforming (active) fillers. 

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