title: A model for computing the trajectories of the conducting particles from waste printed circuit boards in corona electrostatic separators.
abstract: A model for computing the trajectory of conducting particle from waste printed circuit board (PCB) scraps in corona electrostatic separator is established. Using analytical expression for computing non-uniformity of the electric field in the active zone of the separator and the differential method were used for computing the trajectories of conducting particles in the air, after detachment. The result shows that the trajectory of conducting particle can be computed under various initial parameters (R, r, L, alpha, U, n; rho, r0) by the computing model and the computing results have a good agreement with the actual separating process. This model offers a possible for designing the new corona electrostatic separator.
authors.affiliation: School of Environmental Science and Engineering, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, 800, Dongchuan Road, Shanghai 200240, People's Republic of China.
authors.forename: Jia
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Li
authors.forename: Hongzhou
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Lu
authors.forename: Zhenming
authors.initials: Z
authors.lastname: Xu
authors.forename: Yaohe
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Zhou
mesh_terms: D003247:Conservation of Natural Resources; D004553:Electric Conductivity; D004581:Electronics / Q000295:instrumentation; D008962:Models, Theoretical; D052638:Particulate Matter; D055672:Static Electricity
chemical_list: D052638:Particulate Matter