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Original Articles

A Mathematical Study of Particle Rebound for Thin-Walled Samplers

Pages 686-693 | Received 08 May 1988, Accepted 08 Dec 1988, Published online: 08 Jun 2007
 

Abstract

The aspiration of spherical particles which are suspended without sedimentation in an ideal fluid that flows past a thin-walled sampler is investigated. A recent experimental study showed that secondary aspiration caused by particles bouncing off the walls of the nozzle and subsequently entering the nozzle inlet is of importance in determining the aspiration efficiency of samplers in many situations. Therefore the extent of oversampling caused by particle rebound is investigated using a numerical method. Three situations are considered, namely, when the particles (1) adhere to the sampler surface on impact, (2) bounce off the surface and all those that hit within a certain area, known as the stagnation area, are eventually sampled, and (3) bounce off the surface with no loss of energy. Results for the three cases are compared and they are found to display the same trends as found in the experimental investigations.

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