Evaluation of numerical schemes using different simulation methods for the continuous phase modeling of cyclone separators

Advanced Powder Technology

Volumn 22, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 209-219

  Shukla, Sujeet Kumar ^a,b   Shukla, Prashant ^a   Ghosh, Pradyumna ^a  

^a BANARAS HINDU UNIVERSITY   (India)

^b ICAR CENTRAL INSTITUTE FOR RESEARCH ON COTTON TECHNOLOGY   (India)

Author keywords

MUSCL; Presto; QUICK; SOU; Unsteady simulation

Indexed keywords

MUSCL; PRESTO; QUICK; SOU; UNSTEADY SIMULATION;

ADVECTION; COMPUTER SIMULATION; NUMERICAL METHODS; PRESSURE DROP; PRESSURE GRADIENT; REYNOLDS NUMBER; STORMS; TURBULENCE MODELS; VELOCITY;

CYCLONE SEPARATORS;

EID: 79955364475     PISSN: 09218831     EISSN: 15685527     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.apt.2010.11.009     Document Type: Article

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