Since most mechanical actions given to soil particles coexist with the liquid flow actions, it is important to separate and analyse the behavior of the liquid flow. In the first step, a mechanical relationship has been discussed between soiled matters and the liquid flow. The amount of energy (
E) given to soiled matters by the liquid flow until a specified time
t is generally expressed by:
E=1/2
SCρ∫
toφ
3dtwhere
S : area of soiled matters vertical to the liquid flow,
C : liquid drag coefficient of soiled matters,
ρ: density of the liquid and
φ: relative velocity of the liquid flow to soiled matters.
For example, if φ is constant,
E is proportional to φ
3 and
t. The amount of energy,
mV2/2 is given to soiled matters for a relatively short period of time of about one second, if soiled matters are kept in the liquid flow having the velocity
V of circulating water in an electrical laundering machine for home-use. We have also investigated the characteristics of liquid flow near the soil particles in the fabrics and shown that the amount of energy given to soil particles from the liquid flow is proportional to the energy given to fabrics.
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