Flow simulation in industrial cyclone separator

Advances in Engineering Software

Volumn 41, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 220-228

  Bhasker, C ^a  

^a BHARAT HEAVY ELECTRICALS LIMITED   (India)

Author keywords

CAD model; CFD finite volume technique; Circulating fluidized bed combustion; Flow recirculation geometry modification; Particle Trajectories; Partition plates; Pressure based algorithms; Pressure drop; Recycle cyclone collector; Structured multi block grids

Indexed keywords

COMPUTATIONAL FLUID DYNAMICS; COMPUTATIONAL GEOMETRY; COMPUTER AIDED DESIGN; CYCLONE SEPARATORS; DOMAIN DECOMPOSITION METHODS; FLOW SIMULATION; FLUID DYNAMICS; FLUIDIZATION; FLUIDIZED BED PROCESS; FLUIDIZED BEDS; FLUIDS; INCOMPRESSIBLE FLOW; PRESSURE DROP; RECYCLING; SEPARATION; SIMULATORS; SMOKE; STORMS; VELOCITY; VELOCITY CONTROL; VELOCITY DISTRIBUTION;

CAD MODEL; CFD - FINITE VOLUME TECHNIQUE; CIRCULATING FLUIDIZED BED COMBUSTION; FLOW RECIRCULATION - GEOMETRY MODIFICATION; PARTICLE TRAJECTORIES; PARTITION PLATES; PRESSURE BASED ALGORITHMS; RECYCLE CYCLONE COLLECTOR; STRUCTURED MULTI-BLOCK GRIDS;

FLUIDIZED BED COMBUSTION;

EID: 70449522075     PISSN: 09659978     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.advengsoft.2009.08.004     Document Type: Article

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