The effect of cyclone inlet dimensions on the flow pattern and performance

Applied Mathematical Modelling

Volumn 35, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 1952-1968

  Elsayed, Khairy ^a   Lacor, Chris ^a  

^a VRIJE UNIVERSITEIT BRUSSEL   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Cyclone geometry; Cyclone separator; Discrete phase modeling (DPM); Mathematical models; Reynolds stress turbulence model (RSM)

Indexed keywords

CUT-OFF; CYCLONE GEOMETRY; DISCRETE PHASE MODELING; FLOW FIELD PATTERN; OPTIMUM RATIO; OVERALL EFFICIENCY; REYNOLDS STRESS TURBULENCE MODEL; TANGENTIAL VELOCITIES; VORTEX STRENGTH;

INLET FLOW; REYNOLDS NUMBER; STORMS; TURBULENCE MODELS;

CYCLONE SEPARATORS;

EID: 78650290970     PISSN: 0307904X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.apm.2010.11.007     Document Type: Article

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