Application of CFD to modelling of the flow in hydrocyclones. Is this a realizable option or still a research challenge?

Minerals Engineering

Volumn 17, Issue 5, 2004, Pages 661-669

  Nowakowski, A F ^a   Cullivan, J C ^b   Williams, R A ^b   Dyakowski, T ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LEEDS   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Classification; Computational fluid dynamics; Hydrocyclone; Thickening

Indexed keywords

ALGORITHMS; BOUNDARY CONDITIONS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; GEOMETRY; MULTIPHASE FLOW; STORMS; TURBULENCE; VELOCITY MEASUREMENT;

CLASSIFICATION; FLOW FIELD DYNAMICS; HYDROCYCLONE; THICKENING;

COMPUTATIONAL FLUID DYNAMICS;

EID: 2442661773     PISSN: 08926875     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.mineng.2004.01.018     Document Type: Conference Paper

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