Investigation of flooding, re-entrainment and grade efficiency in axial flow cyclones

Chemical Engineering Research and Design

Volumn 84, Issue 10 A, 2006, Pages 884-894

  Ng, S Y ^a   Priestman, G H ^a   Allen, R W K ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SHEFFIELD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Axial flow cyclone; Flooding; Grade efficiency; Pressure drop; Re entrainment

Indexed keywords

BUBBLE FORMATION; GAS DYNAMICS; PRESSURE DROP; PULSATILE FLOW; SWIRLING FLOW; VORTEX FLOW; WALL FLOW;

AIR VELOCITY; GRADE EFFICIENCY; VORTEX FINDER;

AXIAL FLOW;

AXIAL FLOW; BUBBLE FORMATION; GAS DYNAMICS; PRESSURE DROP; PULSATILE FLOW; SWIRLING FLOW; VORTEX FLOW; WALL FLOW;

EID: 33750533330     PISSN: 02638762     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1205/cherd05063     Document Type: Article

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