Sugar Holdup in a Diffuser

Graeme Hocking; Neville Fowkes

Sugar Holdup in a Diffuser

Mathematics and Statistics

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Abstract

Careful control of water levels in the crushed cane in a sugar diffuser is required for the efficient extraction of sucrose from the cane. The levels are monitored by observing the water surface through windows inserted in the sides of the diffuser. It is not clear,however, if these observations close to the wall reflect levels within the body of the diffuser basically because there will be a gap between the crushed cane and the wall which will effect the water flow. This is a seepage face problem which is difficult however the simple models developed here suggest that observations will be reliable.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	Proceedings of the Mathematics in Industry Study Group 2020
Publisher	University of Witwatersrand
Pages	31-41
Number of pages	11
Publication status	Published - 2020
Event	2020 Mathematics in Industry Study Group - University of Newcastle, Newcastle, Australia Duration: 28 Jan 2020 → 1 Feb 2020

Conference

Conference	2020 Mathematics in Industry Study Group
Abbreviated title	MISG 2020
Country/Territory	Australia
City	Newcastle
Period	28/01/20 → 1/02/20

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