Numerical simulation of an internal flow field in a uniflow cyclone separator

Powder Technology

Volumn 274, Issue , 2015, Pages 135-145

  Oh, Jeongseog ^a   Choi, Sangil ^a   Kim, Jeonggeun ^a  

^a Korea Institute of Energy Research (KIER)   (South Korea)

Author keywords

DPM; LES; Particle separation; RSM; Uniflow cyclone separator

Indexed keywords

CYCLONE SEPARATORS; DUST; FLOW FIELDS; LAGRANGE MULTIPLIERS; PARTICLE SEPARATORS; SEPARATORS; TWO PHASE FLOW;

DPM; EULERIAN-LAGRANGIAN APPROACH; LES; PARTICLE LADEN FLOWS; PARTICLE SEPARATION; RECIRCULATION ZONES; RSM; SEPARATION EFFICIENCY;

INLET FLOW;

ARTICLE; COMPUTATIONAL FLUID DYNAMICS; CONTROLLED STUDY; CYCLONE SEPARATOR; DUST; GAS; HIGH PERFORMANCE LIQUID CHROMATOGRAPHY; MOTION; PARTICLE SIZE; PHASE SEPARATION; PRESSURE; SIMULATION; SOLID; SOLID STATE; TEMPERATURE; TURBULENT FLOW; UNIFLOW CYCLONE SEPARATOR; VELOCITY; VORTEX MOTION;

EID: 84921514357     PISSN: 00325910     EISSN: 1873328X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.powtec.2015.01.015     Document Type: Article

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