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Effect of a Cylindrical Permeable Wall on the Performance of Hydrocyclones
Author(s) -
Salvador Fernanda F.,
Barrozo Marcos A. S.,
Vieira Luiz G. M.
Publication year - 2016
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.201500246
Subject(s) - hydrocyclone , filtration (mathematics) , cylinder , process engineering , materials science , porosity , engineering , mechanical engineering , mechanics , mathematics , composite material , physics , statistics
Hydrocyclones are designed for solid‐liquid separation widely used in industry due to their advantages including high separation efficiency. Depending on the purpose desired by the user, it is possible to enhance the performance of the hydrocyclone through the combined use of other unit operations with the hydrocycloning such as filtration. The incorporation effect of a porous cylinder on a hydrocyclone with optimized geometry was studied experimentally. According to the main results, the filtering cylindrical hydrocyclone showed significant average reductions in energy consumption compared to conventional hydrocyclones of the same geometry. Minor differences in terms of total efficiency of the filtering equipment were observed compared to the conventional one.