In order to continuously feed small particles into a container for wet particulate materials, an ultrasonic wet microfeeder equipped with a small disk under a nozzle was developed and the performance was evaluated under various operating conditions. The behavior of particles on the disk and their discharge rate from the microfeeder,
Ni(s
-1), were measured using small spherical and irregular particles. It was experimentally confirmed that the particle discharge rate
Ni depended on such variables as nozzle/disk clearance, particle's shape and size, applied voltage and frequency, and disk surface roughness. By controlling the above variables appropriately, constant discharge rate could be obtained in the range of nearly 100-3000, 60-900, and 20-300s
-1 respectively for spherical particles of 81, 127 and 180μm in average diameter
dp.
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