Numerical study of liquid-gas-solid flow in classifying hydrocyclones: Effect of feed solids concentration

Minerals Engineering

Volumn 31, Issue , 2012, Pages 17-31

  Kuang, S B ^a   Chu, K W ^b   Yu, A B ^a   Vince, A ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES   (Australia)

^b Elsa Consulting Group Pty Ltd   (Australia)

Author keywords

CFD; Classifying hydrocyclone; Feed solids concentration; Feed solids fluctuation; Multiphase flow

Indexed keywords

AIR CORE; CUT SIZE; FEED SOLIDS FLUCTUATION; FLOW FEATURES; HYDRO-CYCLONE; HYDROCYCLONES; INLET PRESSURES; MULTIPHASE MODEL; NUMERICAL STUDIES; PARTICLE FLOW; REYNOLDS STRESS MODELS; SEPARATION EFFICIENCY; SOLID MASS; SOLIDS CONCENTRATIONS; UNDERFLOWS;

COMPUTATIONAL FLUID DYNAMICS; CYCLONE SEPARATORS; EFFICIENCY; FLOW OF SOLIDS; LIQUIDS; MULTIPHASE FLOW; PRESSURE DROP;

PHASE INTERFACES;

EID: 84860786150     PISSN: 08926875     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.mineng.2012.01.003     Document Type: Article

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