Simulation and experiment of flow field in axial-flow hydrocyclone

Chemical Engineering Research and Design

Volumn 89, Issue 6, 2011, Pages 603-610

  Zhen bo, Wang ^a   Yi, Ma ^a   You hai, Jin ^a  

^a CHINA UNIVERSITY OF PETROLEUM   (China)

Author keywords

Computational fluid dynamics; Hydrocyclone; Navier Stokes equation; RSM model; Turbulence

Indexed keywords

CFD TECHNIQUE; EXPERIMENTAL VALUES; FLUENT SOFTWARE; FLUID MEDIUM; HYDROCYCLONE; INITIAL CONDITIONS; INTERNAL FLOW FIELD; KEY PARTS; NUMERICAL SIMULATION; OVERFLOW RATE; REYNOLDS STRESS MODELS; RSM MODEL; SINGLE-PHASE FLOW; SPECIFIC EFFECTS; WATER PHASE;

COMPUTER SIMULATION; CYCLONE SEPARATORS; EXPERIMENTS; FLOW FIELDS; NAVIER STOKES EQUATIONS; REYNOLDS NUMBER;

COMPUTATIONAL FLUID DYNAMICS;

EID: 79956317179     PISSN: 02638762     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cherd.2010.09.004     Document Type: Article

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