Electrostatic separation processes

Author

Dascalescu, Lucian ; Mihalcioiu, Adrian ; Tilmatine, Amar ; Mihailescu, Michaela ; Iuga, Alexandru ; Samuila, Adrian

Author_Institution

Univ. of Inst. of Technol., Angouleme, France

Volume

10

Issue

6

fYear

2004

Firstpage

19

Lastpage

25

Abstract

Optimization of electrostatic separation processes demands the control of a multitude of factors, including the characteristics of the granular mixtures to be sorted, the feed rate, the configuration of the electrode system, the applied high-voltage and the environmental conditions. The Taguchi´s experimental designs presented in this article clearly prove that the linear-interaction models of the electrostatic separation processes can reflect the effects of the main factors in a manner that is satisfactory to most case of the practical interest. The Taguchi´s experimental designs are based on special matrices called orthogonal arrays.

Keywords

Taguchi methods; electrodes; electrostatic precipitators; granular materials; matrix algebra; optimisation; separation; Taguchi´s experimental designs; applied high-voltage; electrode system; electrostatic separation processes; environmental conditions; granular mixtures; linear-interaction models; matrices; optimization; orthogonal arrays; Corona; Design for experiments; Design optimization; Electrodes; Electrostatics; Feeds; Input variables; Mathematical model; Separation processes; Testing;

fLanguage

English

Journal_Title

Industry Applications Magazine, IEEE

Publisher

ieee

ISSN

1077-2618

Type

jour

DOI

10.1109/MIA.2004.1353043

Filename

1353043