Performance of hydrocyclones with different geometries

Canadian Journal of Chemical Engineering

Volumn 89, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 655-662

  Vieira, Luiz G M ^a   Silvério, Beatriz C ^a   Damasceno, João J R ^a   Barrozo, Marcos A S ^a  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF UBERLÂNDIA   (Brazil)

Author keywords

CFD; Hydrocyclone; Response surface

Indexed keywords

CENTRIFUGAL FIELDS; CUT SIZE; DIFFERENT GEOMETRY; EULER NUMBERS; GEOMETRIC RELATIONSHIPS; GEOMETRIC VARIABLES; GEOMETRICAL RELATIONS; HYDROCYCLONE; HYDROCYCLONE DESIGN; HYDROCYCLONES; INDUSTRIAL ACTIVITIES; LIQUID-LIQUID SEPARATION; RESPONSE SURFACE; RESPONSE SURFACE TECHNIQUES; SOLID-LIQUID;

CENTRIFUGATION; COMPUTATIONAL FLUID DYNAMICS; GEOMETRY; LIQUIDS; SURFACE PROPERTIES;

CYCLONE SEPARATORS;

EID: 79960295030     PISSN: 00084034     EISSN: 1939019X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/cjce.20461     Document Type: Article

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