Particle flow in a hydrocyclone investigated by positron emission particle tracking

Chemical Engineering Science

Volumn 66, Issue 18, 2011, Pages 4203-4211

  Chang, Y F ^a   Ilea, C G ^a   Aasen, O L ^a   Hoffmann, A C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BERGEN   (Norway)

Author keywords

Hydrocyclone; Multi phase flow; Positron emission particle tracking; Separation; Turbulence; Visualization

Indexed keywords

CUT SIZE; HIGH EFFICIENCY; HYDRO-CYCLONE; PARTICLE FLOW; PARTICLE PATHS; PET CAMERA; POSITRON EMISSION PARTICLE TRACKING; SPATIAL RESOLUTION; STANDARD DEVIATION; TRACER PARTICLE;

ELECTRONS; ION EXCHANGE; LEACHING; MULTIPHASE FLOW; POSITRONS; VISUALIZATION; VORTEX FLOW;

CYCLONE SEPARATORS;

EID: 79960245296     PISSN: 00092509     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ces.2011.06.001     Document Type: Article

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