The virtual cyclone: A device for nonimpact particle separation

Aerosol Science and Technology

Volumn 26, Issue 6, 1997, Pages 560-573

  Torczynski, J R ^a   Rader, D J ^a  

^a SANDIA NATIONAL LABORATORIES   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

APPROXIMATION THEORY; COMPUTATIONAL FLUID DYNAMICS; COMPUTATIONAL METHODS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; FLOW PATTERNS; LAMINAR FLOW; PARTICLES (PARTICULATE MATTER); REYNOLDS NUMBER; TURBULENT FLOW;

NONIMPACT PARTICLE SEPARATION; PARTICLE MOTION; TWO DIMENSIONAL FLUID FLOW; VIRTUAL CYCLONE;

CYCLONE SEPARATORS;

ARTICLE; CALCULATION; CYCLONE SEPARATOR; DYNAMICS; FLOW; PARTICULATE MATTER; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SIMULATION;

EID: 0031172889     PISSN: 02786826     EISSN: 15217388     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/02786829708965453     Document Type: Article

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