introduction: particle size and distribution can influence the properties of materials. this study analyzed and compared the particle size of root mta, calcium hydroxide (ch), and a new endodontic cement called calcium enriched material (cem). materials and methods: the particle size of each material was analyzed three times using 0.05 mg of test material with a particle size analyzer. the part...

Four cyclone concentrators were designed and fabricated to compare their particle separation and concentration behavior, such as the major, minor, outlet, and wall deposition fractions. Two of the cyclone concentrators were the conventional type, with the minor flow tube connected to the particle outlet at the bottom of the cyclone. The others were modified cyclone concentrators with a gap betw...

The steady three-dimensional boundary layer flow and heat transfer of a dusty fluid towards a stretching sheet with convective boundary conditions is investigated by using similarity solution approach. The free stream along z-direction impinges on the stretching sheet to produce a flow with different velocity components. The governing equations are reduced into ordinary differential equations b...

Steady, continuum, laminar plasma flow over spheroidal particles has been numerically investigated in this paper using a finite volume method. To body-fit the non-spherical particle surface, an adaptive orthogonal grid is generated. The flow field and the temperature distribution are calculated for oblate and prolate particle shapes. A number of particle surface temperatures and far field tempe...

A new particle sorting technique called aerodynamic vectoring particle sorting (AVPS) has recently been shown to be effective at sorting particles without particles contacting surfaces. The technique relies on turning a free jet sharply without extended control surfaces. The flow turning results in a balance of particle inertia and several forces (pressure, drag, added mass, and body forces) th...