We can write the position of the particle as

due to the flow and

( )

; where

is the velocity

is the sedimentation velocity.

So, we can obtain that:

And with this time, substituting in the second part of the r(t) equation, we have:

= 14.625 m/s

And finally, the diameter of the particle is :

The Reynolds number can be calculated as

2.17E-04 m

Re=14.625*2.17E-04*1000/1E-03 = 8.34

Since Re > 1, we have to iterate; and I am going to use the next equations:

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Dpi
Re
Cd
2.17E-04
8.35E+00
4.73E+00
0.00035689
1.37E+01
3.33E+00
0.00025165
9.68E+00
4.25E+00
0.00032067
1.23E+01
3.59E+00
0.00027063
1.04E+01
4.03E+00
0.00030453
1.17E+01
3.72E+00
0.00028043
1.08E+01
3.94E+00
0.00029701
1.14E+01
3.78E+00
0.00028533
1.10E+01
3.89E+00
0.00029342
1.13E+01
3.81E+00
0.00028775
1.11E+01
3.86E+00
0.0002917
1.12E+01
3.83E+00
0.00028894
1.11E+01
3.85E+00
0.00029086
1.12E+01
3.84E+00
0.00028952
1.11E+01
3.85E+00
0.00029045
1.12E+01
3.84E+00
0.0002898
1.11E+01
3.85E+00
0.00029026
1.12E+01
3.84E+00
0.00028994
1.12E+01
3.84E+00
0.00029016
1.12E+01
3.84E+00
0.00029001
1.12E+01
3.84E+00
0.00029011
1.12E+01
3.84E+00
0.00029004
1.12E+01
3.84E+00
0.00029009
1.12E+01
3.84E+00
0.00029005
1.12E+01
3.84E+00
0.00029008
1.12E+01
3.84E+00
0.00029006
1.12E+01
3.84E+00
0.00029007
1.12E+01
3.84E+00

So the particle diameter is 0.29007 mm

Dpf
0.00035689
0.00025165
0.00032067
0.00027063
0.00030453
0.00028043
0.00029701
0.00028533
0.00029342
0.00028775
0.0002917
0.00028894
0.00029086
0.00028952
0.00029045
0.0002898
0.00029026
0.00028994
0.00029016
0.00029001
0.00029011
0.00029004
0.00029009
0.00029005
0.00029008
0.00029006
0.00029007
0.00029007