Modelling of the flow of cohesionless bulk materials on a flat impact plates

Artykuł przedstawia analizę warunków ustalonego przepływu drobnych niekohezyjnych materiałów ziarnistych w węźle odbojowym z płaską płytą odbojową. Analizę wykonano dla przepływów ustalonych w czasie, przebiegających z dużymi prędkościami. Przedstawiono matematyczny sposób opisu prędkości materiału opuszczającego płaską płytę odbojową węzła odbojowego oraz równanie końcowe umożliwiające wyznaczenie wartości prędkości drobnego niekohezyjnego materiału ziarnistego z dokładnością wystarczającą dla zastosowań praktycznych. W artykule przedstawiono również praktyczny przykład zastosowania proponowanego równania.The paper presents the analysis of a stationary flow of fine cohesionless materials in an impact point with a flat impact plate. The analysis was carried out for stationary flows proceeding with high velocities. It also presents a mathematical method of description of the velocity of material leaving the flat impact plate of the impact point as well as the final equation, which enables determination of the value of the velocity of the fine cohesionless material with the accuracy sufficient for practical use. The example of a practical application of the proposed equation has been also presented

Modelling of the flow of streams of cohesionless and cohesive bulk materials in a conveyor discharge point with a flat conveyor belt

The paper presents the analysis of flow conditions of cohesive and cohesionless bulk materials in a conveyor discharge point of a flat conveyor belt. The analysis was carried out for stationary flows at high velocities. It presents mathematical methods for the description of the velocity of a material leaving a throwing point of a flat conveyor belt as well as final equations which enable the determination of velocity of the material after it has left the throwing point (with the accuracy sufficient for practical use). Next, the velocity calculated for the proposed mathematical description (for selected material groups) has been compared with the velocity obtained from mathematical relations commonly used by engineers. The proposed equations for determining the velocity of the material beyond the point have proved useful, since they enable excluding the indirect equations. Finally, the difference between the values of the velocity obtained with the proposed and indirect equations have been determined and the relative error for the proposed method has been calculated

The Origin of Amphipathic Nature of Short and Thin Pristine Carbon Nanotubes—Fully Recyclable 1D Water-in-Oil Emulsion Stabilizers

Short and thin pristine carbon nanotubes (CNTs) emerge as 1D emulsion stabilizers capable of replacing aquatoxic low‐molecular surfactants. However, inconsistencies in understanding of water–solid interfaces for realistic CNTs hamper their individualization‐driven functionalities, processability in benign media, and compatibility with a broad‐scale of matrices. Pristine CNT processing based on water and inexpensive n‐alkanes within a low energy regime would constitute an important step toward greener technologies. Therefore, structural CNT components are quantitatively assessed, placing various CNTs on the scale from hydrophobicity to hydrophilicity. This structural interweave can lead to amphipathicity enabling the formation of water‐in‐oil emulsions. Combining experiments with theoretical studies, CNTs and CNT emulsions are comprehensively characterized establishing descriptors of the emulsifying behavior of pristine and purified CNTs. They emerge as having hydrophilic open‐ends, small number of oxygen–functionalized/vacancy surface areas, and hydrophobic sidewalls and full caps. The interplay of these regions allows short and thin CNTs to be utilized as fully recyclable 1D surfactants stabilizing water/oil emulsions which, as demonstrated, can be applied as paints for flexible conductive coatings. It is also shown how the amphipathic strength depends on CNT size, the pristine‐to‐oxidized/vacancy domains and the oil‐to‐water ratios