CFD comparative investigation of the performances of reverse flow and uni-flow hydrocyclones in the enrichment of the phosphate pulp

International Journal of Chemical Reactor Engineering

Volumn 7, Issue , 2009, Pages

  Mokni, Ines ^a   Dhaouadi, Hatem ^a   Mhiri, Hatem ^a   Bournot, Philippe ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MONASTIR   (Tunisia)

^b Mediterranean University   (France)

Author keywords

CFD; Hydrocyclone; Reverse flow; Uniflow

Indexed keywords

AIR; CYCLONE SEPARATORS; DROPS; ENERGY EFFICIENCY; FLOW OF FLUIDS; LAGRANGE MULTIPLIERS; PRESSURE DROP; REYNOLDS NUMBER; STOCHASTIC MODELS; STOCHASTIC SYSTEMS;

HYDRO-CYCLONE; REMOVAL EFFICIENCIES; REVERSE FLOW; REYNOLDS STRESS MODELS; SEPARATION EFFICIENCY; STOCHASTIC LAGRANGIAN MODELS; UNIFLOW; VOLUME OF FLUID MODEL;

COMPUTATIONAL FLUID DYNAMICS;

EID: 73849103865     PISSN: None     EISSN: 15426580     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2202/1542-6580.2142     Document Type: Article

References (12)

1. Fluent 6.2, "Documentation", User's Guide Fluent. Inc. (2001).
2. Gauthier T.A., Briens C.L., Bergougnou M.A., 1990, Uniflow cyclone efficiency study, Powder Technology 62: 217
3. Lapple C. E., 1950, Gravity and Centrifugal separation. Industrial Hygiene Quarterly, 11, 40-48
4. Leith D. and Licht W., 1972, Collection efficiency of cyclone type particle collectors, a new theoretical approach. A.I.Ch.E. Symposium series, 68, 196-206.
5. Ogawa A., Nagasaki K., Sugiyama K., 1994, Theory of the fractional collection efficiency for the axial flow cyclone dust collecter, Particulate science and thechnology, 12(3), 243-269
6. Ogawa A., Suzuki T., 2001, Theory of the cut size, the fractional collection efficiency, and the vortex breakdown in the axial flow hydrocyclone, Particulate science and technology, 19(3), 257-299
7. Shepherd C.B. and Lapple C.E, 1940, Flow pattern and pressure drop in cyclone dust collectors, Industrial and Engineering Chemistry, 32, 1246-1248.
8. the performance of a hydrocyclone and modeling for flow characterization in presence and absence of air core, Chemical Engineering Science 62, 6391
9. Stairmand C. J., 1949, Pressure drop in cyclone separators, Engineering, 16B, 409-411
10. Wang, B., Yu, A.B., 2006, Numerical study of particle-fluid flow in hydrocyclones with different body dimensions, Minerals Engineering 19, 1022
11. Wang, B., Yu, A.B., 2007, Numerical study of the gas-liquid-solid flow in hydrocyclones with different configuration of vortex finder, Chemical Engineering Journal 135, 33
12. Zhongchao Tan, 2008, An analytical model for the fractional efficiency of a uniflow cyclone with a tangential inlet, Powder Technology 183, 147