Computational fluid dynamics study of the parameters affecting oil-water hydrocyclone performance

Proceedings of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers, Part E: Journal of Process Mechanical Engineering

Volumn 224, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 119-128

  Kharoua, N ^a   Khezzar, L ^a   Nemouchi, Z ^b  

^a KHALIFA UNIVERSITY   (United Arab Emirates)

^b Universite Mentouri Constantine   (Algeria)

Author keywords

De oiling hydrocyclone; Mixture model; Produced water; Reynolds stress model; Separation efficiency

Indexed keywords

COMPUTATIONAL FLUID DYNAMICS; CYCLONE SEPARATORS; EFFICIENCY; FLOW FIELDS; FRICTION; MIXTURES; PRODUCED WATER; REYNOLDS NUMBER; SIZE SEPARATION; STATISTICAL MECHANICS; TURBULENCE MODELS; TWO PHASE FLOW; WATER DISTRIBUTION SYSTEMS;

FRICTION COEFFICIENTS; HYDRO-CYCLONE; K-EPSILON TURBULENCE MODEL; MIXTURE MODEL; PERFORMANCE INDICATORS; RENORMALIZATION GROUP; REYNOLDS STRESS MODELS; SEPARATION EFFICIENCY;

PETROLEUM PROSPECTING;

EID: 77952472245     PISSN: 09544089     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1243/09544089JPME304     Document Type: Article

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