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Parameter

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Formulation

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Characterize

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Collision

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Potential

Introduction

The formulation of parameters

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{latex}\large$\theta \varepsilon ^{1/3} ${latex}
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{latex}\large$K_{baffle} ${latex}
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{latex}\large$\Pi _{cell} ${latex}

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and

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are

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described

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below,

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for

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characterizing

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flocculation

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potential

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using

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numerical

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solutions

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from

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CFD

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simulations.

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Note

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that

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this

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is

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a

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work

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in

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progress,

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so

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the

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notation

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of

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variables

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and

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interpretation

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of

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equations

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still

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need

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to

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be

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further

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clarified.

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{latex}\large$\theta \varepsilon ^{1/3} ${latex}
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Calculating

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a

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flow

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weighted

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average

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of

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{latex}\large$\theta \varepsilon ^{1/3} ${latex}

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{latex}\large${\theta _{baffle}}{\varepsilon ^{{\raise0.7ex\hbox{$1$} \!\mathord{\left/
{\vphantom {1 3}}\right.\kern-\nulldelimiterspace}
\!\lower0.7ex\hbox{$3$}}}} = {1 \over Q}\sum\limits_{fe} {{\theta _{fe}}\varepsilon _{fe}^{{\raise0.7ex\hbox{$1$} \!\mathord{\left/
{\vphantom {1 3}}\right.\kern-\nulldelimiterspace}
\!\lower0.7ex\hbox{$3$}}}{Q_{fe}}}${latex}
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where

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{latex}\large$${\theta _{fe}} = {{{\forall _{fe}}} \over {{Q_{fe}}}} = {{\Delta x\Delta y} \over {\left| {{v_x}\Delta y} \right| + \left| {{v_y}\Delta x} \right|}}$${latex}
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Thus

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{latex}\large$${\theta _{baffle}}{\varepsilon ^{{\raise0.7ex\hbox{$1$} \!\mathord{\left/
{\vphantom {1 3}}\right.\kern-\nulldelimiterspace}\!\lower0.7ex\hbox{$3$}}}} = {1 \over Q}\sum\limits_{fe} {{\forall _{fe}}\varepsilon _{fe}^{{\raise0.7ex\hbox{$1$} \!\mathord{\left/
{\vphantom {1 3}}\right.\kern-\nulldelimiterspace}
\!\lower0.7ex\hbox{$3$}}}} $${latex}

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{latex}
\large
${K_{baffle}}$
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$${\varepsilon _{fe}} = {{g{h_l}} \over {{\theta _{fe}}}}$$
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$${h_e} = {K_{baffle}}{{{V^2}} \over {2g}}$$
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$${h_l} = {{{\varepsilon _{fe}}{\theta _{fe}}} \over g}$$
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$${K_{baffle}} = {h_e}{{2g} \over {{V^2}}}$$
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where

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where
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$${\theta _{fe}} = {{{\forall _{fe}}} \over {{Q_{fe}}}} = {{\Delta x\Delta y} \over {\left| {{v_x}\Delta y} \right| + \left| {{v_y}\Delta x} \right|}}$$
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$${K_{baffle}} = {1 \over Q}\sum\limits_{fe} {{{{\varepsilon _{fe}}{\theta _{fe}}} \over g}{{2g} \over {{V^2}}}{Q_{fe}}} $$
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$${K_{baffle}} = {2 \over {Q{V^2}}}\sum\limits_{fe} {{\varepsilon _{fe}}{\forall _{fe}}} $$
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$${K_{baffle}} = {2 \over {bw{V^3}}}\sum\limits_{fe} {{\varepsilon _{fe}}{\forall _{fe}}} $$
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where

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where
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$$Q = Vbw$$
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${\Pi _{cell}}$
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$${\varepsilon _{cell}} = {{{K_{baffle}}{V^3}} \over {2{\Pi _{cell}}b}}$$
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plug in

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${K_{baffle}}$
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simplify:

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$${\Pi _{cell}} = {1 \over {{b^2}w}}{{{{\left( {\sum\limits_{fe} {{\forall _{fe}}\varepsilon _{fe}^{{\raise0.7ex\hbox{$1$} \!\mathord{\left/
{\vphantom {1 3}}\right.\kern-\nulldelimiterspace}
\!\lower0.7ex\hbox{$3$}}}} } \right)}^{{\raise0.7ex\hbox{$3$} \!\mathord{\left/
{\vphantom {3 2}}\right.\kern-\nulldelimiterspace}
\!\lower0.7ex\hbox{$2$}}}}} \over {{{\left( {\sum\limits_{fe} {{\forall _{fe}}{\varepsilon _{fe}}} } \right)}^{{\raise0.7ex\hbox{$1$} \!\mathord{\left/
{\vphantom {1 2}}\right.\kern-\nulldelimiterspace}
\!\lower0.7ex\hbox{$2$}}}}}}$$
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\large
$G\theta $
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$$G{\theta _{baffle}} = {1 \over Q}\sum\limits_{fe} {{G_{fe}}{\theta _{fe}}{Q_{fe}}} $$
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\large
$${\theta _{fe}} = {{{\forall _{fe}}} \over {{Q_{fe}}}} = {{\Delta x\Delta y} \over {\left| {{v_x}\Delta y} \right| + \left| {{v_y}\Delta x} \right|}}$$
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$$G{\theta _{baffle}} = {1 \over Q}\sum\limits_{fe} {{G_{fe}}{\forall _{fe}}} $$
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$${G_{fe}} \propto \sqrt {{{{\varepsilon _{fe}}} \over \nu }} $$
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$$G{\theta _{baffle}} = {1 \over Q}\sum\limits_{fe} {\sqrt {{{{\varepsilon _{fe}}} \over \nu }} {\forall _{fe}}} $$
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$$G{\theta _{baffle}} = {1 \over {Q\sqrt \nu  }}\sum\limits_{fe} {\varepsilon _{fe}^{{\raise0.7ex\hbox{$1$} \!\mathord{\left/
{\vphantom {1 2}}\right.\kern-\nulldelimiterspace}
\!\lower0.7ex\hbox{$2$}}}{\forall _{fe}}} $$
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All

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parameters

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are

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calculated

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from

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summing

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over

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all

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nodes

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(finite

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element)

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\large
$$\sum {{\forall _{fe}}\varepsilon _{fe}^{{\raise0.7ex\hbox{$1$} \!\mathord{\left/
{\vphantom {1 3}}\right.\kern-\nulldelimiterspace}
\!\lower0.7ex\hbox{$3$}}}} $$
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\large
$$\sum {{\forall _{fe}}\varepsilon _{fe}^{{\raise0.7ex\hbox{$1$} \!\mathord{\left/
{\vphantom {1 2}}\right.\kern-\nulldelimiterspace}
\!\lower0.7ex\hbox{$2$}}}} $$
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$$\sum {{\forall _{fe}}{\varepsilon _{fe}}} $$
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which

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can

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be

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calculated

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using

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the

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following

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UDF

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script:

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performance.c

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.