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A Theoretical Approach to Pressure Drop across Cyclone Separators
Author(s) -
Zhao B.
Publication year - 2004
Publication title -
chemical engineering and technology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.403
H-Index - 81
eISSN - 1521-4125
pISSN - 0930-7516
DOI - 10.1002/ceat.200402089
Subject(s) - cyclonic separation , pressure drop , mechanics , cyclone (programming language) , separator (oil production) , meteorology , flow (mathematics) , drop (telecommunication) , environmental science , engineering , thermodynamics , physics , mechanical engineering , inlet , field programmable gate array , embedded system
Based on investigation of the flow pattern in cyclone separators, a new theoretical model was developed for the prediction of pressure drop across cyclone separators. This model includes the effect of the geometrical dimensions and flow parameters, and assumes that the total pressure drop consists of four main partial pressure drops due to gas expansion at the separator entrance, wall friction within the separator, swirling motion of the gas, and gas flow through the outlet pipe. The availability of the method is verified by the comparison of calculated values with experimental data and with other models for different dimensions of cyclones.