The influence of temperature and inlet velocity on cyclone pressure drop: A CFD study

Chemical Engineering and Processing: Process Intensification

Volumn 44, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 7-12

  Gimbun, Jolius ^a   Chuah, T G ^a   Fakhru'l Razi, A ^a   Choong, Thomas S Y ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY PUTRA MALAYSIA   (Malaysia)

Author keywords

CFD; Cyclone; Inlet velocity; Pressure drop; Temperature

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER SIMULATION; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; PRESSURE DROP; SPREADSHEETS; STORMS; THERMAL EFFECTS;

GAS CYCLONES; INLET VELOCITY;

COMPUTATIONAL FLUID DYNAMICS;

COMPUTATIONAL FLUID DYNAMICS; CYCLONE; PRESSURE DROP; TEMPERATURE EFFECT; VELOCITY;

EID: 4744372573     PISSN: 02552701     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cep.2004.03.005     Document Type: Article

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