The effect of turbulence on the efficiency of the rotational phase separator

International Journal of Heat and Fluid Flow

Volumn 28, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 630-637

  Kuerten, J G M ^a   van Esch, B P M ^a   van Kemenade, H P ^a   Brouwers, J J H ^a  

^a EINDHOVEN UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

DNS; Phase separation; Turbulence

Indexed keywords

PARTICLE TRACKING; ROTATIONAL PHASE SEPARATOR; TURBULENT DISPERSION;

CHANNEL FLOW; DIRECT NUMERICAL SIMULATION; LAMINAR FLOW; PHASE SEPARATION; SWIRLING FLOW; TURBULENT FLOW;

CENTRIFUGES;

CENTRIFUGES; CHANNEL FLOW; DIRECT NUMERICAL SIMULATION; LAMINAR FLOW; PHASE SEPARATION; SWIRLING FLOW; TURBULENT FLOW;

EID: 34447338323     PISSN: 0142727X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijheatfluidflow.2007.03.003     Document Type: Article

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