Numerical and experimental study on liquid-solid flow in a hydrocyclone

Journal of Hydrodynamics

Volumn 21, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 408-414

  WANG, Li yang ^a   ZHENG, Zhi chu ^a   WU, Ying xiang ^a   GUO, Jun ^a   ZHANG, Jun ^a   TANG, Chi ^a  

^a INSTITUTE OF MECHANICS   (China)

Author keywords

efficiency; hydrocyclone; liquid solid flow; model

Indexed keywords

CFD TECHNIQUE; EULER-EULER APPROACH; EXPERIMENTAL DATA; FLOW-FIELD; GEOMETRICAL DESIGNS; GRADE EFFICIENCY; HYDROCYCLONE; HYDROCYCLONES; INLET CONDITIONS; LIQUID-SOLID FLOW; LIQUID-SOLID SEPARATION; NUMERICAL AND EXPERIMENTAL STUDY; NUMERICAL RESULTS; REYNOLDS STRESS MODELS; SOLID PARTICLES; WATER CUTS;

COMPUTATIONAL FLUID DYNAMICS; CYCLONE SEPARATORS; FLOW OF SOLIDS; REYNOLDS NUMBER; SEPARATION;

LIQUIDS;

EID: 68649089968     PISSN: 10016058     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1001-6058(08)60164-X     Document Type: Article

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