Exploration of hydrocyclone designs using computational fluid dynamics

International Journal of Mineral Processing

Volumn 84, Issue 1-4, 2007, Pages 252-261

  Delgadillo, Jose A ^a   Rajamani, Raj K ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF UTAH   (United States)

Author keywords

Computational fluid dynamics; Hydrocyclone design; Large eddy simulation

Indexed keywords

COMPUTATIONAL FLUID DYNAMICS; HYDRODYNAMICS; LARGE EDDY SIMULATION; TURBULENCE;

HYDROCYCLONE DESIGN; PARTICLE TRACKING;

CYCLONE SEPARATORS;

EID: 34548483002     PISSN: 03017516     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.minpro.2006.07.014     Document Type: Article

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