Application of Buoyancy Weighing-bar Method to Measure the Droplet Size Distribution of Kerosene in Water

R. Tambun, P. Sibagariang, B. Alphantaria, A. A. Sialaen, A. M. Rambe, F. Batubara

2018

Abstract

Buoyancy Weighing-Bar Method has been proven to be capable of measuring the particle size distribution of the settling particles and floating particles. Besides a simple operations and low-cost equipment, the Buoyancy Weighing-Bar Method could produce high accuracy results in measurement of particle size distribution. In this study, the Buoyancy Weighing-Bar Method is developed to measure droplet size distribution in the liquidliquid systems. The samples used in this study are the mixture of kerosene of 1% in water of 99%, the mixture of kerosene of 2% in water of 98%, the mixture of kerosene of 3% in water of 97%, the mixture of kerosene of 4% in water of 96%and the mixture of kerosene of 5% in water of 95%. This study also decides the separation time of kerosene – water mixtures. The weighing-bar’s diameter is 15 mm, and the vessel’s diameter is 65 mm. The result by the Buoyancy Weighing-Bar Method are checked by using the gas chromatography to verify the purity of sample, and the droplet size distribution of kerosene in water is calculated by Stokes formula and compared to that measured by Coulter LS100. Based on the results obtained, the Buoyancy Weighing-Bar Method can decide the separation time of kerosene and water mixtures, and the droplet size distribution that calculated by Stoke formula is proportional to the Coulter L100.

Paper Citation

in Harvard Style

Tambun R., Sibagariang P., Alphantaria B., Sialaen A., Rambe A. and Batubara F. (2018). Application of Buoyancy Weighing-bar Method to Measure the Droplet Size Distribution of Kerosene in Water.In Proceedings of the International Conference of Science, Technology, Engineering, Environmental and Ramification Researches - Volume 1: ICOSTEERR, ISBN 978-989-758-449-7, pages 291-296. DOI: 10.5220/0010087402910296

in Bibtex Style

@conference{icosteerr18,
author={R. Tambun and P. Sibagariang and B. Alphantaria and A. A. Sialaen and A. M. Rambe and F. Batubara},
title={Application of Buoyancy Weighing-bar Method to Measure the Droplet Size Distribution of Kerosene in Water},
booktitle={Proceedings of the International Conference of Science, Technology, Engineering, Environmental and Ramification Researches - Volume 1: ICOSTEERR,},
year={2018},
pages={291-296},
publisher={SciTePress},
organization={INSTICC},
doi={10.5220/0010087402910296},
isbn={978-989-758-449-7},
}

in EndNote Style

TY - CONF

JO - Proceedings of the International Conference of Science, Technology, Engineering, Environmental and Ramification Researches - Volume 1: ICOSTEERR,
TI - Application of Buoyancy Weighing-bar Method to Measure the Droplet Size Distribution of Kerosene in Water
SN - 978-989-758-449-7
AU - Tambun R.
AU - Sibagariang P.
AU - Alphantaria B.
AU - Sialaen A.
AU - Rambe A.
AU - Batubara F.
PY - 2018
SP - 291
EP - 296
DO - 10.5220/0010087402910296