A CFD study on the performance of a high-efficiency gas cyclone

American Society of Mechanical Engineers, Pressure Vessels and Piping Division (Publication) PVP

Volumn 397 II, Issue , 1999, Pages 219-226

  Hoekstra, A J ^a   Derksen, J J ^a   Van Den Akker, H E A ^a  

^a DELFT UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Netherlands)

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