Venturi design for metering solids flow in gas-solids suspensions
Abstract
The possibility of extending the usefulness of the Venturi as a gas/solids meter to larger particle sizes by modifying the inlet geometry was investigated. The adaptability of the annular Venturi to meter gas-solids flows in length-constrained systems has also been investigated. The optimal inlet geometry to maximize the Venturi sensitivity to loading was identified. Laser light attenuation across the throat section of the venturimeter was carried out to determine if such measurements could provide an independent measure of solids loading in the gas/solids suspension.
- Publication:
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Semiannual Progress Report Washington State Univ
- Pub Date:
- September 1981
- Bibcode:
- 1981wsup.rept.....C
- Keywords:
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- Flowmeters;
- Intake Systems;
- Venturi Tubes;
- Gas Meters;
- Geometry;
- Loads (Forces);
- Particle Size Distribution;
- Solids Flow;
- Instrumentation and Photography