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Numerical Simulation of Flow Patterns in Cyclones of Different Cone Dimensions
Author(s) -
Xiang Rong B.,
Lee Ken W.
Publication year - 2005
Publication title -
particle and particle systems characterization
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.877
H-Index - 56
eISSN - 1521-4117
pISSN - 0934-0866
DOI - 10.1002/ppsc.200500946
Subject(s) - cyclone (programming language) , fluent , computer simulation , computational fluid dynamics , flow (mathematics) , meteorology , mechanics , environmental science , dimension (graph theory) , geology , computer science , physics , mathematics , field programmable gate array , pure mathematics , computer hardware
This paper presents the numerical simulation of the flow patterns within three cyclones of different cone dimensions. The simulation was performed with commercial CFD package FLUENT V5.5. The accuracy of the simulation was tested by comparison with the available experimental data. Simulation results show that the cone dimension significantly influences the flow pattern within cyclones. The comparison of the flow patterns within the cyclones of different cone dimensions explained well the different separation behavior of these cyclones. The results suggest that the CFD simulation is capable of predicting changes in flow patterns resulting from cyclone configuration modification.