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Tubular pinch effect

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The tubular pinch effect is a phenomenon in fluid mechanics, which has importance in membrane technology.

Mark C. Porter first suspected that the pinch effect was responsible for the return of separated particles into the core flow by the membrane. This effect was first demonstrated in 1956 by G. Sergé and A. Silberberg. They had been working with dilute suspensions of spherical particles in pipelines. While the particle was flowing through the pipeline, it appeared to migrate away from the pipe axis and pipe wall and reach equilibrium in a radial eccentric position.

Radial distribution of the particle concentration c in a tube during the flow-through

If:

radial velocity component of a particle
tube diameter
particle diameter
equilibrium radius
mean flow velocity
Reynolds number
radius

then the pinch effect follows the relation:

This effect is of importance in cross-flow filtration and especially in dialysis. It is significant especially for particles with a diameter of 5 µm and for particles which follow laminar flow conditions and slows down the process of filter cake formation, which prolongs the service life and the filtering stays permanently high.

References

  • Munir Cheryan Handbuch Ultrafiltration B. Behr's Verlag GmbH&Co ISBN 3-925673-87-3 (1990)
  • Meyers Lexikon online 2.0
  • Siegfried Ripperger, Berechnungsansätze zur Crossflow-Filtration, Chemieingenieurtechnik, (1993) p. 533-540 doi:10.1002/cite.330650506
  • G. Segré, A. Silberberg, Behaviour of Macroscopic Rigid Spheres in Poiseuille Flow. Part 1. Determination of Local Concentration by Statistical Analysis of Particle Passages Through Crossed Light Beams, Journal of Fluid Mechanics Digital Archive, (1962) p. 115-135
  • G. Segré, A. Silberberg Behaviour of Macroscopic Rigid Spheres in Poiseuille Flow. Part 2. Experimental Results and Interpretation, Journal of Fluid Mechanics Digital Archive, (1962) p. 136-157