Simulations and performance of the crossflow filtration hydrocyclone (CFFH) for oil-water separation

American Society of Mechanical Engineers, Fluids Engineering Division (Publication) FEDSM

Volumn 1 C, Issue , 2013, Pages

  Motin, Abdul ^a   Gaustad, Mark D ^a   Tarabara, Volodymyr V ^a   Bénard, André ^a  

^a Michigan State University   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMPUTATIONAL FLUID DYNAMICS SIMULATIONS; CROSS FLOW FILTRATION; DIFFERENT OPERATING CONDITIONS; LAGRANGIAN DISCRETE PHASE MODELS; PARTICLE RESIDENCE TIME; REYNOLDS AVERAGE NAVIER-STOKES; REYNOLDS STRESS MODELS; SEPARATION EFFICIENCY;

ASPECT RATIO; COMPUTATIONAL FLUID DYNAMICS; CYCLONE SEPARATORS; EFFICIENCY; FLUID MECHANICS; LIQUIDS; NAVIER STOKES EQUATIONS; OIL WELLS; POROUS MATERIALS; VELOCITY; VORTEX FLOW;

WATER FILTRATION;

EID: 84892974553     PISSN: 08888116     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1115/FEDSM2013-16195     Document Type: Conference Paper

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