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Particle Settling Velocity, Drag Regimes & Thickener Overflow

Derivation of Stokes law for fine particles, Allen intermediate drag, and Newton turbulent settling in slurry circuits.

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Particle Settling Velocity, Drag Regimes & Thickener Overflow

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1. Stokes Terminal Settling Velocity

Vt = [ g Γ— dΒ² Γ— (ρs - ρf) ] / (18 Γ— ΞΌ)
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  • Stokes, G. G. (1851). On the effect of the internal friction of fluids on the motion of pendulums. Cambridge Phil. Trans., 9, 8. [Access Reference]