A study of the fluid dynamic behaviour of filtering hydrocyclones

Separation and Purification Technology

Volumn 58, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 282-287

  Vieira, Luiz G M ^a   Silva Jr , Carlos A ^a   Damasceno, João J R ^a   Barrozo, Marcos A S ^a  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF UBERLÂNDIA   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Computational fluid dynamics; Hydrocyclones; Solid liquid separation

Indexed keywords

EULER EQUATIONS; FILTRATION; NUMERICAL METHODS; PERMEATION; STREAM FLOW;

CONICAL FILTERING; HYDROCYCLONES; SOLID-LIQUID SEPARATION;

FLUID DYNAMICS;

EID: 36048932021     PISSN: 13835866     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.seppur.2007.05.029     Document Type: Article

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