An overview of novel geometrical modifications and optimizations of gas-particle cyclone separators

M Guo, L Yang, H Son, DK Le, S Manickam… - Separation and …, 2024 - Elsevier
A gas-particle cyclone separator is an economical device for removing particulate solids
from a gas system, which is widely utilized in industrial applications. This review mainly …

CFD modeling of gas–solid cyclone separators at ambient and elevated temperatures

M Nakhaei, B Lu, Y Tian, W Wang, K Dam-Johansen… - Processes, 2020 - mdpi.com
Gas–solid cyclone separators are widely utilized in many industrial applications and usually
involve complex multi-physics of gas–solid flow and heat transfer. In recent years, there has …

The effect of the cyclone length on the performance of Stairmand high-efficiency cyclone

LS Brar, RP Sharma, K Elsayed - Powder Technology, 2015 - Elsevier
The performance parameters of a gas cyclone, viz., pressure drop and cut-off diameter, are
highly sensitive to its geometry. Cyclone length strongly affects the pressure drop as well as …

Effect of the inlet angle on the performance of a cyclone separator using CFD-DEM

S Wang, H Li, R Wang, X Wang, R Tian… - Advanced Powder …, 2019 - Elsevier
Hydrodynamic characteristics in a cyclone separator are simulated by means of DEM-CFD.
Reynolds stress turbulence model (RSM) is used to capture gas turbulence. By changing the …

Numerical modeling of the flow field and performance in cyclones of different cone-tip diameters

K Elsayed, C Lacor - Computers & Fluids, 2011 - Elsevier
The effect of the cone tip-diameter on the flow field and performance of cyclone separator
was investigated computationally and via mathematical models. Three cyclones with …

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 …

The effect of cyclone vortex finder dimensions on the flow pattern and performance using LES

K Elsayed, C Lacor - Computers & Fluids, 2013 - Elsevier
The effect of the vortex finder dimensions (both the diameter and length) on the performance
and flow field pattern in nine cyclone separators has been investigated computationally …

Effects of the inlet duct length on the flow field and performance of a cyclone separator with a contracted inlet duct

Y Yao, W Huang, Y Wu, Y Zhang, M Zhang, H Yang… - Powder Technology, 2021 - Elsevier
The inlet duct length may affect the gas flow field and performance of a cyclone separator
with a contracted inlet duct. In this study, a numerical simulation using the Eulerian …

A hybrid CFD–Deep learning methodology for improving the accuracy of pressure drop prediction in cyclone separators

DK Le, JY Yoon - Chemical Engineering Research and Design, 2023 - Elsevier
Cyclone separators are widely used in many industries to separate solid particles from the
fluid flow. As same as separation efficiency, pressure drop is considered as a primary …

Influence of the dipleg shape on the performance of gas cyclones

F Parvaz, SH Hosseini, K Elsayed, G Ahmadi - Separation and Purification …, 2020 - Elsevier
The influence of dipleg shape on the flow pattern and performance of gas-solid cyclone was
investigated. Different diplegs including cylindrical, inverted cone, conical, and diamond …