Effect of the inlet dimensions on the maximum-efficiency cyclone height

Separation and Purification Technology

Volumn 105, Issue , 2013, Pages 15-23

  Yang, Jingxuan ^a   Sun, Guogang ^a   Gao, Cuizhi ^a  

^a CHINA UNIVERSITY OF PETROLEUM   (China)

Author keywords

Cyclone separator; Efficiency; Natural vortex length; The maximum efficiency cyclone height

Indexed keywords

CFD SIMULATIONS; CHANGING TRENDS; CYCLONE HEIGHTS; NATURAL VORTEX LENGTH; SEPARATION EFFICIENCY; SEPARATION PERFORMANCE; VORTEX END;

COMPUTATIONAL FLUID DYNAMICS; CYCLONE SEPARATORS; SEPARATION; VORTEX FLOW;

EFFICIENCY;

EID: 84872334632     PISSN: 13835866     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.seppur.2012.12.020     Document Type: Article

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