Objectives

To test whether the dust in plastic beads, would jam and slip the partition boundary of the separator during operation, in the following scenarios:

• No air purge and no gap between the plates
• Air purge and no gap between the plates
• Air purge and gap between the plates

Results

Without compressed air applied to the track, the rotation of the blocks was a bit difficult since the plastic beads jammed inside the gap between the lower block and upper block.

When compressed air is applied, the rotation of the blocks is much smoother.  However, the compressed air may blow away the plastic beads inside the rectangular holes if the pipe for applying compressed air is not installed properly.