Based on Bloor and Ingham's approach for determining the fluid field and on the analyses of loci of fluid particles inside hydrocyclones, analytical models are …
ادامه مطلبBrennan et al. (2007) proposed a multiphase model for prediction of cut-size of hydrocyclone. The model predicts velocity profiles, flow splits, air core position and efficiency curves in hydrocyclones. ... Another common way of looking at the efficiency of the hydrocyclone is through the migration probability curve. This kind of chart ...
ادامه مطلبThree models, the renormalization group κ – ε model, the Reynolds stress model, and the large-eddy simulation model, are compared for the predictions of air-core …
ادامه مطلبOne of the major challenges in the liquid–liquid separation hydrocyclone is maintaining a long reverse flow core for a wide range of feed flow rate (Motin, 2015).Recent studies performed on single cone hydrocyclones demonstrate that the conventional design (conical swirl chamber) is lacking in maintaining a long reverse flow core, and possesses …
ادامه مطلبIn this study, a mathematical model is developed to predict the efficiency of a down-hole oil–water separation hydrocyclone. In the proposed model, the separation efficiency is determined based on droplet trajectory of a single oil droplet through the …
ادامه مطلب"A critical assessment is presented for the existing numerical models used for the performance prediction of hydrocyclones. As the present discussion indicates, the flow inside a hydrocyclone is quite complex and there have been numerous numerical studies on the flows and the particle motions in hydrocyclone, with a wide range of turbulence …
ادامه مطلبA series of experiments were carried out in an effort to develop a universally applicable mathematical model of the hydrocyclone classifier. The design and operating variables studies were ...
ادامه مطلبHydrocyclone modelsHydrocyclone models are available to calculate the separation efficiencies of solid particles and pressure drops in hydrocyclones. These models are normally based on one or more of the following principles [1], [2], [3]. 1. The empirical models: These models are determined by fitting formulas to experimental …
ادامه مطلبThe model is capable of predicting the LLHC hydrodynamic flow field, namely, the swirl intensity and the axial, tangential and radial velocity distributions of the continuous …
ادامه مطلب"A critical assessment is presented for the existing numerical models used for the performance prediction of hydrocyclones. As the present discussion indicates, the flow inside a hydrocyclone is quite complex and there have been numerous numerical studies on the flows and the particle motions in hydrocyclone, with a wide range of turbulence …
ادامه مطلبA multiphase CFD model with sub modules for the air-core, turbulence, and particle classification with a suitable slurry viscosity model was used to simulate performance of hydrocyclones.
ادامه مطلبIn this paper, an effective method for the classification process simulation in 75¬mm hydrocyclone is considered. The simulation results and computational time are compared using Reynolds stress model (RSM) and different large eddy simulation (LES) subgrid-scale models as turbulence models, and the volume of fluid model (VOF) as a …
ادامه مطلبComparison of different turbulent models. A hydrocyclone generally operates under highly turbulent flow conditions. In such a turbulent flow, eddies of multiple-length scales ranging from as large characteristic length scale of the system to as small as Kolmogorov-length scale, exist. Researchers are making considerable efforts to …
ادامه مطلب1. Introduction. Particles separation is of paramount importance in numerous industries, such as petrochemical, coal, and mineral processing industries [1, 2].Hydrocyclone (HC) is extensively employed for particles separation due to its simplicity, operation flexibility, high throughput and cost-effectiveness [3].HCs operate on the …
ادامه مطلبHydrocyclone models hitherto reported in the literature are empirical expressions that relate device dimensions and inlet flow conditions with separation parameters. Therefore, the applicability of such models is very limited. Phenomenological models can cover a broader range and, more importantly, incorporate the geometry of …
ادامه مطلبHydrocyclones have two outlets, and the relationship of the flow rates is defined by the split ratio. ... The MRF model used in this work is a steady state model which calculates the time average flow field in a rotating frame, so the oil core dispersion was not predicted and Fig. 8 shows the time average position of the oil core in experiment.
ادامه مطلبApart from these researchers, Narasimha et al. [22] and Narasimha [23] developed a semi-mechanistic model using a computational fluid dynamics (CFD) technique coordinating with the multiple linear regression approach and conducted an additional experiment using a 254 mm Krebs hydrocyclone in the JKMRC pilot plant, …
ادامه مطلبAn algebraic slip model (ASM) is used to represent the relative migration of particles and air in the liquid mixture. The calculation yields field values of velocity, …
ادامه مطلبIntroduction 1.1. Subject of and motivation to report This report describes the investigation conducted to determine the feed solids concentration required to produce a cut size of between 60 and 90 microns …
ادامه مطلبHydrocyclone Models. The modelling of hydrocyclones is performed by either describing the fluid flow and particle motion within the cyclone, or by developing empirical (or semi-empirical) relationships between operating variables and measured responses. Fundamental models are appealing from a rigorous standpoint but have difficulty in ...
ادامه مطلبThe multiphase numerical modeling of hydrocyclone performance is studied using heterogeneous (bidensity and similar particle-size distribution) feed particle systems. The modified Algebraic Slip Model with Large Eddy Simulation model is utilized for simulating the particle dynamics and turbulence field. The centrifugal (Fc), drag (Fd), …
ادامه مطلبThe tubular dynamic hydrocyclone (TDH) holds great potential for the pre-deoiling of offshore oil platforms. However, the shear and turbulence in the flow field can cause the oil droplets, the ...
ادامه مطلبABSTRACT Hydrocyclones are extensively applied in oil-water separation for fluid purification. However, it is difficult for a hydrocyclone to separate tiny oil droplets. Therefore, the coalescence of oil droplets plays an important role in enhancing the separation performance of hydrocyclone. In this study, an innovative hydrocyclone …
ادامه مطلبFour hydrocyclone configurations were analyzed using the RSM model. By analyzing the streamlines resulting from those simulations, it was found that the formation of some vortices and saddle ...
ادامه مطلبThis paper presents experimental and numerical methods to study the multi-scale motion of particles in hydrocyclones. In addition to the usually considered …
ادامه مطلبThe k-epsilon model has also been used (Swain and Mohanty, 2013), but studies have suggested that the turbulence in hydrocyclones is quite anisotropic, which makes this type of model unsuitable ...
ادامه مطلبThe flow inside the hydrocyclone has been a subject of many previous experimental studies. The aim of the initial works [1], [2] was to quantify the flow field inside the cyclone. The flow consist of helical downward flow in the near-wall annular region and helical upward flow in the near core region [2].A schematic representation of the …
ادامه مطلبBased on Bloor Ingham's approach for determining the fluid field and on the analyses of loci of fluid particles inside hydrocyclones, analytical models are developed for calculating the migration probability of single-cone and two-cone hydrocyclones separating light dispersions. The calculated results are in good agreement with Thew's correlation at …
ادامه مطلبHigh turbulent flow conditions exist in hydrocyclones. This turbulence cannot be disregarded and the separation takes place under the influence of the centrifugal field and the turbulent transport (eddy diffusion) in the two-phase flow. ... A separation model for the classification in dilute suspensions (Φp in feed < 0.05 - 0.1) was …
ادامه مطلبAn empirical prediction model is developed based on acquired extensive CFD data. • It correlates hydrocyclone performance indicators with a range of key variables. • Effects of feed solid density and concentration are focused in the modelling. • The model is validated against plant data and experimental variable trends. •
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