Discrimination of Particulates from Oil in Contaminated Water Utilizing the Angular Intensity Distribution of Scattered Light,

Abstract

Light-scattering techniques are used in several oil-in-water monitors, proposed or in existence. Particulate matter which may cause interferences in these monitors is frequently found in oily wastes. An analysis is made of the potential of using measurements of the angular-intensity distribution of scattered light for discriminating between oil and particulates. For the purpose of this discussion, the particulate/oil combination in the monitor is approximated by two collections of spheres. It is found that to discriminate between oil and particulates by using only measurements of the angular-intensity distribution of scattered light in a real-life situation would be difficult.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Dec 01, 1976
Accession Number
ADA034261

Entities

People

  • Bruce Friedman
  • David W Taylor

Tags

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Discrimination
  • Electromagnetic Scattering
  • Intensity
  • Light Scattering
  • Measurement
  • Particulate Matter
  • Particulates
  • Scattering

Fields of Study

  • Physics

Readers

  • Environmental Engineering
  • Spectroscopy.
  • Theoretical Analysis.