Modeling the gas and particle flow inside cyclone separators

C Cortes, A Gil - Progress in energy and combustion Science, 2007 - Elsevier
This paper reviews the models developed for the flow field inside inverse-flow cyclone
separators. In a first part, traditional algebraic models and their foundations are summarized …

Experimental evaluation of separation performance of fine particles of circulatory circumfluent cyclone separator system

P Zhang, G Chen, J Duan, W Wang - Separation and Purification …, 2019 - Elsevier
Removal of fine particles from exhaust gases is an importance task currently. These
particles, which are hazardous to human health or have to be recovered for products, are …

Effects of flow and geometrical parameters on the collection efficiency in cyclone separators

A Avci, I Karagoz - Journal of Aerosol Science, 2003 - Elsevier
A mathematical model has been developed for calculation of cut-off size and fractional
efficiencies in cyclone separators, by taking into account the effects of flow, particle and …

CFD simulation of cyclone separators to reduce air pollution

SG Bogodage, AYT Leung - Powder Technology, 2015 - Elsevier
The present paper is based on CFD modelling of gas–solid flow in cyclone separators with
different dust outlet geometries (with and without down-comer tubes at the cyclone bottom) …

Experimental study of the vortex end in centrifugal separators: the nature of the vortex end

W Peng, AC Hoffmann, HWA Dries, MA Regelink… - Chemical Engineering …, 2005 - Elsevier
The nature of the vortex end (or the “tail end” or “tip”) in reverse-flow centrifugal gas cleaning
equipment, cyclones and swirl tubes, has been studied by visualization using a stroboscope …

Advantages and risks in increasing cyclone separator length

AC Hoffmann, M De Groot, W Peng, HWA Dries… - AIChE …, 2001 - Wiley Online Library
The effect of cyclone length on separation efficiency and pressure drop has been
investigated experimentally and theoretically by varying the length of the cylindrical segment …

Effects of the prolonged vertical tube on the separation performance of a cyclone

F Qian, J Zhang, M Zhang - Journal of hazardous materials, 2006 - Elsevier
This article aims at the gas flow into the dustbin of conventional cyclones, the prolonged
cyclone (attaching a vertical tube at the bottom of the dust outlet) is proposed by some …

Effects of the geometric configuration on cyclone performance

TC Hsiao, SH Huang, CW Hsu, CC Chen… - Journal of Aerosol …, 2015 - Elsevier
A cyclone׳ s performance can be optimized by changing its configuration, which is a very
challenging task that depends on critical performance indicators. In this work, a …

CFD simulations of pressure drop and velocity field in a cyclone separator with central vortex stabilization rod

JJH Houben, C Weiss, E Brunnmair… - Journal of Applied Fluid …, 2015 - jafmonline.net
A problem of cyclone separators is the low grade efficiency of small particles. Therefore, a
high efficiency cyclone separator has been developed and successfully tested in former …

Entropy generation analysis on cyclone separators with different exit pipe diameters and inlet dimensions

L Duan, X Wu, Z Ji, Q Fang - Chemical Engineering Science, 2015 - Elsevier
The method of entropy generation analysis was applied to examine the influences of the exit
pipe diameter and the inlet dimensions on the entropy generation in cyclones. The flow …