Abstract
A system has been developed for measuring the drag on small spheres and cylinders in a stream of dust-laden air. The drag was found to be proportional to the kinetic energy of the air plus the kinetic energy of the dust, and to be independent of particle size for particles having diameters in the range of 50 to 400μ. The well-known drag-coefficient versus Reynolds-number plots are the same for dust-free and dust-laden air provided the drag coefficient is calculated using the density of the two-phase system and the Reynolds numbers are calculated using the density of air alone. This suggests that the dust has little effect on the flow pattern. The results indicate that an instrument utilizing the drag principle to measure dust concentration could be developed.
