Numerical prediction of outlet velocity patterns in solid-liquid separators

Chemical Engineering Journal

Volumn 111, Issue 2-3, 2005, Pages 173-180

  Doby, Michael J ^a   Kraipech, Wanwilai ^b   Nowakowski, Andrzej F ^a,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER   (United Kingdom)

^b SRINAKHARINWIROT UNIVERSITY   (Thailand)

^c UNIVERSITY OF SHEFFIELD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Discharge angle; Hydrocyclone design; Numerical simulation; Solid liquid separators

Indexed keywords

APPROXIMATION THEORY; BOUNDARY CONDITIONS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; FINITE ELEMENT METHOD; FLOW PATTERNS; INCOMPRESSIBLE FLOW; VELOCITY MEASUREMENT;

DISCHARGE ANGLE; HYDROCYCLONE DESIGN; MIXED APPROXIMATION; SOLID-LIQUID SEPARATORS;

SEPARATORS;

HYDROCYCLONE; INCOMPRESSIBLE FLOW; LIQUID-SOLID SEPARATION;

EID: 24144437365     PISSN: 13858947     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cej.2005.02.014     Document Type: Conference Paper

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