Efficiency and pressure drop of cyclones across a range of inlet velocities

Applied Engineering in Agriculture

Volumn 22, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 155-161

  Faulkner, William B ^a   Shaw, Bryan W ^a  

^a UAE University   (United States)

Author keywords

1D3D; 2D2D; Abatement; Collection efficiency; Cyclone; Inlet velocity

Indexed keywords

AIR POLLUTION CONTROL EQUIPMENT; CYCLONE SEPARATORS; DUST ABATEMENT; EFFICIENCY; PRESSURE DROP; VELOCITY;

AGRICULTURAL PROCESSING INDUSTRIES; AIR POLLUTION ABATEMENT DEVICES; DUST COLLECTION EFFICIENCY; INLET VELOCITY;

AGRICULTURE;

EID: 33645456255     PISSN: 08838542     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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