Simulation of gas flow pattern and separation efficiency in cyclone with conventional single and spiral double inlet configuration

Chemical Engineering Research and Design

Volumn 84, Issue 12 A, 2006, Pages 1158-1165

  Zhao, Bingtao ^a   Su, Y ^b   Zhang, J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SHANGHAI FOR SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (China)

^b DONGHUA UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

CFD; Cyclone; Flow pattern; Separation efficiency; Spiral double inlets

Indexed keywords

ALGORITHMS; COMPUTATIONAL FLUID DYNAMICS; FINITE VOLUME METHOD; FLOW OF FLUIDS; FLOW PATTERNS; NAVIER STOKES EQUATIONS; REYNOLDS NUMBER; SEPARATION; TURBULENT FLOW;

PARTICLE DYNAMICS; SEPARATION EFFICIENCY; SPIRAL DOUBLE INLETS;

COMPUTER SIMULATION;

ALGORITHMS; COMPUTATIONAL FLUID DYNAMICS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; FINITE VOLUME METHOD; FLOW OF FLUIDS; FLOW PATTERNS; NAVIER STOKES EQUATIONS; REYNOLDS NUMBER; SEPARATION; TURBULENT FLOW;

EID: 33845473073     PISSN: 02638762     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1205/cherd06040     Document Type: Article

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