Solids concentration simulation of different size particles in a cyclone separator

Powder Technology

Volumn 183, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 94-104

  Wan, Gujun ^a   Sun, Guogang ^a   Xue, Xiaohu ^a   Shi, Mingxian ^a  

^a CHINA UNIVERSITY OF PETROLEUM   (China)

Author keywords

Cyclone separator; Simulation; Solids concentration

Indexed keywords

COMPUTATIONAL FLUID DYNAMICS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; CONCENTRATION (PROCESS); FLOW OF GASES; VORTEX FLOW;

DIFFERENT SIZE PARTICLES; SOLIDS CONCENTRATION;

CYCLONE SEPARATORS;

COMPUTATIONAL FLUID DYNAMICS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; CONCENTRATION (PROCESS); CYCLONE SEPARATORS; FLOW OF GASES; VORTEX FLOW;

ARTICLE; COMPUTATIONAL FLUID DYNAMICS; CYCLONE SEPARATOR; GAS FLOW; MATHEMATICAL PARAMETERS; SEPARATION TECHNIQUE; SIMULATION;

EID: 40149108438     PISSN: 00325910     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.powtec.2007.11.019     Document Type: Article

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