New insights into hydrocyclone operation

Particulate Science and Technology

Volumn 21, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 83-103

  Cullivan, J C ^a   Williams, Richard A ^a   Cross, C R ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEEDS   (United Kingdom)

^b Rio Tinto Technical Services   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Air core; Computational fluid dynamics; Differential stress model; Fluid mechanics; Hydrocyclone; Separation; Tomography

Indexed keywords

COMPUTATIONAL FLUID DYNAMICS; COMPUTERIZED TOMOGRAPHY; LASER APPLICATIONS; RADIOMETRY;

HYDROCYCLONES;

PNEUMATIC CONVEYORS;

ARTICLE; DEVICE; HYDROCYCLONE; MATHEMATICAL MODEL; MEASUREMENT; PREDICTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEPARATION TECHNIQUE; TOMOGRAPHY;

EID: 0038802628     PISSN: 02726351     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/02726350307500     Document Type: Article

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