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CHEE481 Assignment 1 Fall 2011

This document provides instructions for Assignment #1 with two questions. Question #1 asks students to test if a set of paper tearing data follows a log-normal distribution. Question #2 examines the forces required to capture particles in an electrostatic precipitator. Students are asked to calculate the dimensionless force ratio (f/g) for different particle sizes and gas temperatures using given parameters and equations. Graphs and tables showing the results must be included with comments.

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CHEE481 Assignment 1 Fall 2011

This document provides instructions for Assignment #1 with two questions. Question #1 asks students to test if a set of paper tearing data follows a log-normal distribution. Question #2 examines the forces required to capture particles in an electrostatic precipitator. Students are asked to calculate the dimensionless force ratio (f/g) for different particle sizes and gas temperatures using given parameters and equations. Graphs and tables showing the results must be included with comments.

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CHEE 481 – Air Quality Management

Assignment #1, Oct. 5, 2011


Due: October 13, 2011

Question #1 (10%)

In a CHEE 481 classroom demonstration an in-class experiment was performed whereby


a sheet (8 ½  11 inches) of bond paper was torn up into two pieces in a random fashion
– each piece was then successively torn up again into two pieces to produce a total of 16
pieces of paper:

These pieces of paper were then weighed and tabulated producing the following results
(weight in grams):

0.193 0.388 0.154 0.301


0.211 0.091 0.319 0.355
0.568 0.378 0.249 0.138
0.179 0.430 0.186 0.283

Test the hypothesis that this set of data follows a log-normal distribution and estimate the
parameters for the cumulative distribution (this experiment is intended to simulate the
mathematical statement on page 13 of the course notes)
Question #2 (15%)
An example of the application of form and friction drag relations in fluid-particle systems
is presented on pgs. 34-36 of the course notes. In this example a particle is transported
from the inlet of an electrostatic precipitator (ESP), x = 0, along a channel of length L
with a velocity component, UPx, that is essentially equal to the fluid velocity U f. A
particle originating on the centerline, y = 0, of the ESP is monitored as it proceeds
through the ESP with an electrostatic charge applied to the particle. This electrostatic
charge causes the particle to move or “drift” with a velocity U Py in the transverse
direction. If the particle reaches the wall of the channel (a grounding plate) at y = +s or y
= -s, the particle is captured and removed from the gas stream. ESPs are quite efficient
for capture of particles over a wide range of gas temperatures and particle diameters. In
this problem, we wish to examine the force, F, and force per unit mass, f, required to
capture particles in an ESP system.

y
L

s Uf
Up
x Up
s Up x
y Up

x
The transit time for the particle in the channel of length L is, , and the
transverse distance the particle travels will be, . The particle is captured if
, or (see pages 34-35 in course notes). If the transverse motion
(based on velocity UPy) follows Stokes law, i.e.

or
The total form and friction drag will be . In this problem, we want to
consider small particles and the Cunningham correction factor, K m, should be applied to
this force, i.e.

Substituting the particle capture condition, , we obtain the total form and
friction drag force on the particle,

The force per unit mass, f = F/mp, gives us the condition,

where

or

This expression gives us the force per unit mass required to capture a particle in an ESP
system. We can normalize this relationship by dividing both sides of this expression by
the gravitational force, g, and use the equality condition between both sides of the
equation, i.e.

This is a dimensionless equation expressing the force, f, relative to gravity, g, (i.e. how
many g-forces) required to capture a particle with diameter d p , density p , with fluid
viscosity f for a particle transported at velocity U Px through a channel with aspect ratio
s/L. Dimensionless groups can often help provide a physical interpretation to a problem.
The terms on the right hand side of this equation are dimensionless and we can expand
these terms to draw different interpretations, for example, one interpretation might be
(others are possible):
Use the relationship, , to examine the effect of gas temperature

(and the corresponding change in gas viscosity) on the force ratio, f/g.

 particle diameter, (dp): 0.01 m < dp < 100 m


 particle density (p) = 2500 kg/m3
 gas temperature in the range 450 K < T < 750 K
 channel aspect ratio (s/L) = 0.1
 gas velocity = particle transit velocity = UPx = 5 m/s
Your calculations can be done on a spreadsheet with the layout displayed below:
Assignment #1 - Question #2
Gas Temperature = 450 K Particle Density = 2500 kg/m3
Gas Pressure = 1 atm Gas Mol. Weight = 28.8 kg/kg-mol
Gas Density = 0.788 kg/m 3
Mean Free Path = 0.111 m
Gas Viscosity = 2.480E-05 kg/m-s Gas Velocity = 5 m/s
Aspect Ratio (s/L) = 0.1

Cunningham correction
Particle size, dp (m) NRe Flow regime f/g
factor, Km

0.01
0.03
0.05
0.1
0.3
0.5
1
3
5
10
30
50
100

The blank cells contain relationships you supply to perform the calculations for your
analysis. Use the Fluid-Particle Analysis Spreadsheet posted on the course web site as a
guide in setting up your spreadsheet. Your answer should contain tables and graphs
showing f/g as a function of the particle size for different gas temperatures (e.g. 450, 550,
650 and 750 K); comment on the results obtained in your analysis.

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