[HTML][HTML] Design strategies for miniaturised liquid–liquid separators—A critical review

T Bu, D Mesa, PR Brito-Parada - Chemical Engineering Journal, 2024 - Elsevier
Liquid–liquid systems play an important role in several industrial processes. Their
separation efficiency determines the product purity and yield to a great extent. In recent …

The impact of cylinder vortex stabilizer on fluctuating turbulence characteristics of a cyclone separator based on Large Eddy Simulation

M Guo, Y Lu, C Xue, X Sun, JY Yoon - Advanced Powder Technology, 2023 - Elsevier
The main purpose of present study is to comprehensively clarify the impact of cylinder vortex
stabilizer on fluctuating turbulence structure of a Stairmand cyclone separator on basis of …

Emerging application of hydrocyclone in biotechnology and food processing

L Ji, P Paul, BK Shanbhag, I Dixon, S Kuang… - Separation and …, 2023 - Elsevier
The processing of bioproducts and food often requires efficiently separating particles such
as mammalian or yeast cells from solutions. The rapid growth of biotechnology and food …

Numerical investigation on the swirling vortical characteristics of a Stairmand cyclone separator with slotted vortex finder

M Guo, H Xue, J Pang, DK Le, X Sun, JY Yoon - Powder Technology, 2023 - Elsevier
The slotted vortex finder (SVF) represents a novelly modified cyclone vortex finder, which is
validated to be valuable and prospective for industrial applications. The main purpose of …

[HTML][HTML] Optimising miniaturised hydrocyclones for enhanced separation of microplastics

T Bu, D Mesa, AK Pukkella, PR Brito-Parada - Chemical Engineering …, 2024 - Elsevier
Microplastics, particularly those in the 5–20 µm range, pose substantial risks in aquatic
environments, yet effective removal techniques are limited. This study assesses two critical …

Multi-objective optimization of hydrocyclone by combining mechanistic and data-driven models

Q Ye, P Duan, S Kuang, L Ji, R Zou, A Yu - Powder Technology, 2022 - Elsevier
This paper presents a cost-effective method to optimize hydrocyclones used for particle
separation. It integrates a mechanistic model for data generation with data-driven models for …

Separation characters of dewatering hydrocyclone with annular vortex finder based on particle image velocimetry and experiments

W Zhao, J Li, T Zhang, A Wei, S Li, D Yang… - Separation and …, 2025 - Elsevier
The development of non-thermal separation techniques can provide new ideas for efficient
and low-consumption separation of oil–water mixtures. As a typical non-thermal separation …

High-efficiency microplastic removal in water treatment based on short flow control of hydrocyclone: Mechanism and performance

T Zhang, J Li, D Yang, Z Wang, W Zhao, P Fu, H Wang - Water Research, 2024 - Elsevier
Microplastics have been identified as a potentially emerging threat to water environment and
human health. Therefore, there is a pressing demand for effective strategies to remove …

Understanding the characteristics and functions of axial velocity fluctuation zone in hydrocyclones: part 1 flow pattern

Q Zhao, B Cui, Y Shen, W Liu, S Zhao… - Chemical Engineering …, 2024 - Elsevier
Axial velocity fluctuation zone (AVFZ) is a transition region between primary vortices in
hydrocyclones that may influence the separation process, but its flow pattern and functions …

Numerical investigation of hydrocyclone inlet configurations for improving separation performance

E Dianyu, G Xu, H Fan, J Cui, C Tan, Y Zhang, R Zou… - Powder Technology, 2024 - Elsevier
Optimizing hydrocyclone inlet design is regarded as an effective strategy to mitigate the
adverse effect of particle misplacement and improves separation efficiency. This work …