Influence of Fe(III) Colloids on Np(V) Migration through Quartz-Packed Columns

Transport of rodlike colloids through packed beds.

The effect of colloid shape on filtration rates in porous media was examined by constructing particles with different aspect ratios and measuring their retention in packed beds. Spherical polystyrene latex microspheres (1.0-microm diameter) were heated, stretched to the desired aspect ratio (2:1 and 3:1, with a 1:1 control), and quickly cooled. These particles were injected into minicolumns con...

Cotransport of clay colloids and viruses through water-saturated vertically oriented columns packed with glass beads: Gravity effects.

The cotransport of clay colloids and viruses in vertically oriented laboratory columns packed with glass beads was investigated. Bacteriophages MS2 and ΦX174 were used as model viruses, and kaolinite (ΚGa-1b) and montmorillonite (STx-1b) as model clay colloids. A steady flow rate of Q=1.5 mL/min was applied in both vertical up (VU) and vertical down (VD) flow directions. In the presence of KGa-...

Prediction of Mean Drop Size in Pulsed Packed Extraction Columns

A Numerical Case Study of Packed Columns

This paper presents results concerning the validation of a recently developed packing algorithm. The basic ethos of this algorithm, known as DigiPac, is to use threedimensional methods to digitise particle shapes, and to use this digital information directly in computations of how particles pack together without further conversion or the need for modelling. A variety of simulations of packed co...

The Effect of Maldistribution on Separation in Packed Distillation Columns

For a packed bed in a distillation column, fmax is the maximum fractional liquid maldistribution that can be tolerated in a parallel column model whilst still being able to achieve the design separation. It was previously shown that fmax can be easily calculated from a conventional column simulation output and it is a measure of the sensitivity of a packed bed to maldistribution. In this paper,...