Modeling the gas and particle flow inside cyclone separators

被引:389
作者
Cortes, Cristobal [1 ]
Gil, Antonia [1 ]
机构
[1] Univ Zaragoza, Dept Mech Engn, Ctr Res Energy Resources & Consumpt CIRCE, Zaragoza 50018, Spain
关键词
CFD; cyclone; gas-solid flow; swirling flow;
D O I
10.1016/j.pecs.2007.02.001
中图分类号
O414.1 [热力学];
学科分类号
摘要
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 in a unified manner, including the formulae for tangential velocity and pressure drop. The immediate application to the prediction of collection efficiency is also reviewed. The approach is the classical, treating first the dilute limit (clean-gas correlations), and afterwards correcting for "mass loading" effects. Although all these methods have had a remarkable success, more advanced ideas are needed to model cyclones. This is put forward by exploring the work done on the so-called "natural" length of the cyclone, that has led to the discovery of instability and secondary flows. The resort to computational fluid dynamics (CFD) in this case is difficult, however, due to the very nature of the flow structure. A closing section on the subject reviews past and recent CFD simulations of cyclones, both single- and two-phase, steady and unsteady, aiming at delineating the state-of-the-art, present limitations and perspectives of this field of research. (C) 2007 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.
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页码:409 / 452
页数:44
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