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Material may be separated by means of an elutriator, which consists of a vertical

tube up which fluid is passed at a controlled velocity. When the particles are
introduced, often through a side tube, the smaller particles are carried over in the
fluid stream while the larger particles settle against the upward current. If one
starts with low flow rates, small less dense particles attain their terminal
velocities, and flow with the stream. The particle from the stream is collected in
overflow and hence will be separated from the feed. Flow rates can be increased
to separate higher size ranges.

Stokes' Law is valid for determining viscosity when velocity is constant. According to

Stokes law, if a spherical body falls into a viscous liquid then the force acting at the
interface is proportional to – Radius of the spherical body, velocity of the sphere,
and viscosity of this given fluid