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Effect of Oscillatory Rotary Motion on the Ink Removal in a Laboratory Flotation Column

M.M. MosallemAssociate professor, Mechanical Engineering Dept., College of Engineering, Jazan University, Jazan, Saudi ArabiaZeinab A. AhmedAssistant Professor, Architecture Dept., Faculty of Architecture and Design, Jazan University, Jazan, Saudi Arabia

Vol 3 No 8 (2019): Volume 3, Issue 8, August 2019 | Pages: 12-16

International Research Journal of Innovations in Engineering and Technology

OPEN ACCESS | Research Article | Published Date: 27-08-2019

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Abstract

In this paper the effect of oscillatory rotary motion on hp commercial ink removal by flotation was experimentally investigated. The experiments were conducted by a laboratory flotation column equipped with four vertical fins. The fins were rotationally oscillated by a reciprocating mechanism through an angle of 75o. The tested oscillation frequencies were 0.7, 1.0 and 1.7 Hz. The bubbles were photographed by a digital camera. The flotation tests were performed at different feed ink concentrations. The photographs showed the effect of oscillatory rotary motion on the bubble behavior in the flotation column. The flotation results revealed that the oscillatory rotary motion has an adverse effect on the ink recovery.

Keywords

flotation column, oscillatory rotary motion, concentration, ink recovery


Citation of this Article

M.M. Mosallem, Zeinab A. Ahmed, “Effect of Oscillatory Rotary Motion on the Ink Removal in a Laboratory Flotation Column” Published in International Research Journal of Innovations in Engineering and Technology (IRJIET), Volume 3, Issue 8, pp 12-16, August 2019.

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